Patients' experiences on accessing health care services for management of hypertension in rural Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka: A qualitative study.

Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease and leading cause of premature death globally. In 2008, approximately 40% of adults were diagnosed with hypertension, with more than 1.5 billion people estimated to be affected globally by 2025. Hypertension disproportionally affects...

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Main Authors: Helena Legido-Quigley, Aliya Naheed, H Asita de Silva, Imtiaz Jehan, Victoria Haldane, Benjamin Cobb, Saeideh Tavajoh, Nantu Chakma, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Sahar Siddiqui, Tazeen H Jafar, for COBRA-BPS Study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211100