Factors associated with adherence to anti-hypertensive treatment in Pakistan.

OBJECTIVES: Poor adherence is one of the biggest obstacles in therapeutic control of high blood pressure. The objectives of this study were (i) to measure adherence to antihypertensive therapy in a representative sample of the hypertensive Pakistani population and (ii) to investigate the factors ass...

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Main Authors: Saman K Hashmi, Maria B Afridi, Kanza Abbas, Rubina A Sajwani, Danish Saleheen, Philippe M Frossard, Mohammad Ishaq, Aisha Ambreen, Usman Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1805684?pdf=render