Prevalence of Depression among Hypertensive Patients Attending a Rural Health Centre in Kanyakumari

Background: Hypertension is a non-communicable disease leading to chronic morbidities and is found to have higher chance of suffer- ing from depression. Hypertensive patients with co-morbid de- pression lead to lack of adherence to treatment, lost to follow up and poor compliance to lifestyle modif...

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Main Authors: Vishnu G Ashok, Sayujya S Ghosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medsci Publications 2019-03-01
Series:National Journal of Community Medicine
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Online Access:https://njcmindia.com/index.php/file/article/view/479