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Knowledge of hypertension and its management among hypertensive patients on chronic medicines at primary health care public sector facilities in South Africa; findings and implications

Enos M RampambaSchool of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South AfricaView further author information
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Johanna C MeyerSchool of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South AfricaView further author information
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Elvera HelbergSchool of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South AfricaView further author information
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Brian GodmanDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden;Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom;Health Economics Centre, Liverpool University Management School, Liverpool, United KingdomCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 639-647 | Received 21 Feb 2017, Accepted 13 Jul 2017, Published online: 25 Jul 2017

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