Examining the referral of patients with elevated blood pressure to health resources in an under-resourced community in South Africa

• Egile Nagusiak: Lia K. McNulty (Egilea), Mark Stoutenberg (Egilea), Andrea Kolkenbeck-Ruh (Egilea), Amy Harrison (Egilea), Thabiso Mmoledi (Egilea), Daniel Katiyo (Egilea), Mimi Mhlaba (Egilea), Delisile Kubheka (Egilea), Lisa J. Ware (Egilea)
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• Argitaratua: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Low-and-middle income countries face a disproportionate burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) that threaten to overwhelm under-resourced health systems. Community health workers (CHWs) can promote NCD prevention, reach patients, and connect them to local community health res...