Comparative analysis of non-adherence to medication treatment for systemic arterial hypertension in urban and rural populations

• Main Authors: Patricia Magnabosco (Author), Eliana Cavalari Teraoka (Author), Edward Meirelles de Oliveira (Author), Elisangela Aparecida Felipe (Author), Dayana Freitas (Author), Leila Maria Marchi-Alves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the indexes and the main factors associated with non-adherence to medication treatment for systemic arterial hypertension between urban and rural areas.METHOD: analytical study based on an epidemiological survey with a sample of 247 hypertensive residents of rural and urban ar...