Management of hypertension at a teaching hospital in Ghana

• At: 2012 FIP Congress in Amsterdam (the Netherlands)
• Type: Poster
• By: BUABENG, Kwame Ohene (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Department of Clinical & Social Pharmacy, Kumasi, Ghana)
• Co-author(s): Acquah, E. (GSK, Accra, Ghana)
  Plange-Rhule, J. (Hypertension Clinic, Komfo-Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana)
  Duwiejua, M. (KNUST, Accra, Ghana)
  
• Abstract:

  
  Background: Hypertension and related problems are increasing in Ghana. This may be due increased consumption fatty foods and sedentary lifestyles.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  AIM
  : To assess hypertension management at a Teaching hospital in Ghana, and its conformity to national and international protocols for disease management.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Methods: A retrospective study involving 203..

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