Browsing Journal/Magazine Articles by Subject "Hypertension-diagnosis"

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A Community based intervention for managing hypertension in rural South Asia

Jafar, T. H.; Gandhi, M.; de Silva, H.A.; Jehan, I.; Naheed, A.; Finkelstein, E.A.; Turner, E.L.; Morisky, D.; Kasturiratne, A.; Khan, A.H.; Clemens, J.D.; Ebrahim, S.; Assam, P.N.; Feng, L.; COBRA-BPS Study Group.(Luke, N., de Silva, .C, Perera, M., Ranasinha, C.,Ediriweera, D) (Massachusetts Medical Society., 2020)

BACKGROUND: The burden of hypertension is escalating, and control rates are poor in low- and middle-income countries. Cardiovascular mortality is high in rural areas. METHODS: We conducted a cluster-randomized, controlled ...
Multicomponent intervention versus usual care for management of hypertension in rural Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Jafar, T.H.; Jehan, I.; de Silva, H.A.; Naheed, A.; Gandhi, M.; Assam, P.; Finkelstein, E.A.; Quigley, H.L.; Bilger, M.; Khan, A.H.; Clemens, J.D.; Ebrahim, S.; Turner, E.L.; Kasturiratne, A.; for COBRA-BPS Study Group (BioMed Central, 2017)

BACKGROUND: High blood pressure (BP) is the leading attributable risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). In rural South Asia, hypertension continues to be a significant public health issue with sub-optimal BP control rates. ...

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