Nasa dugo (‘It’s in the blood’): lay conceptions of hypertension in the Philippines

Introduction Understanding explanatory models is important for hypertension, a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease and stroke. This article aims to determine what adult patients with hypertension in the Philippines attribute their condition to, how these views might be explained and what...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Palafox, Jhaki Mendoza, Alicia Renedo, Maureen L Seguin, Lia M Palileo-Villanueva, Arianna Maever L Amit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-07-01
Series:BMJ Global Health
Online Access:https://gh.bmj.com/content/5/7/e002295.full