Noncommunicable disease program for blood pressure ontrol in Tamil Nadu, India: Bridging care gaps among patients with hypertension in public health facilities

• Main Authors: Kamaraj Pattabhi (Author), Jerard Selvam (Author), Azhagendran Sivalingam (Author), Piyalee Pal (Author), Savitha Kasivishwanathan (Author), Suresh Arunachalam (Author), T S Selvavinayagam (Author), Prabhdeep Kaur (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Despite advances in hypertension care, developing countries have a high burden of uncontrolled blood pressure (BP). The Government of Tamil Nadu, India, initiated a noncommunicable disease program to improve hypertension management in public facilities. Method: We conducted cross-section...