Low utilization of health care services following screening for hypertension in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania): a prospective population-based study

• Главные авторы: Lengeler Christian (Автор), Balampama Marianna (Автор), Mkamba Mashombo (Автор), Gervasoni Jean-Pierre (Автор), Bovet Pascal (Автор), Paccaud Fred (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Drug therapy in high-risk individuals has been advocated as an important strategy to reduce cardiovascular disease in low income countries. We determined, in a low-income urban population, the proportion of persons who utilized healt...