Medication adherence and blood pressure control amongst adults with primary hypertension attending a tertiary hospital primary care clinic in Eastern Nigeria

African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-29

  Iloh, Gabriel U P ^a   Ofoedu, John N ^a   Njoku, Patrick U ^a   Amadi, Agwu N ^b   Godswill Uko, Ezinne U ^a  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b Federal University of Technology   (Nigeria)

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EID: 84876343690     PISSN: 20712928     EISSN: 20712936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v5i1.446     Document Type: Article

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