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SUBMITTER: Hu H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3683479 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hu Huanhuan H Li Gang G Arao Takashi T
International journal of hypertension 20130530
The objective of this study was to investigate the self-care behaviors among hypertensive patients in primary care. A cross-sectional survey, with 318 hypertensive patients, was conducted in a rural area in Beijing, China, in 2012. Participants were mainly recruited from a community health clinic and completed questionnaires assessing their self-care behaviors, including data on adherence to a prescribed medication regimen, low-salt diet intake, smoking habits, alcohol consumption, blood pressur ...[more]