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Blood pressure-lowering medicines implemented in 12 African countries: the cross-sectional multination EIGHT study

202111 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

Abstract

Our study provided large-scale data on antihypertensive prescriptions in the African continent. Among patients declared adherent to drugs, poor BP control was significantly associated with the use of traditional medicine.

Research topics

  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Sodium Intake and Health

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049632

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