Patient perspectives on hypertension management in health system of Sri Lanka: a qualitative study
Introduction Uncontrolled hypertension is the leading risk factor for mortality globally, including low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, pathways for seeking hypertension care and patients’ experience with the utilisation of health services for hypertension in LMICs are not well...
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| Main Authors: | H Asita de Silva, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Channa D Ranasinha, Tazeen H Jafar, Helena Legido-Quigley, Manuja Perera, Chamini Kanatiwela de Silva, Saeideh Tavajoh, Nathathasa Vihangi Luke |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019-10-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/10/e031773.full |
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