Development and evaluation of a culturally appropriate hypertension education (CAHE) training program for health care providers.

BACKGROUND:In Western countries, hypertension and hypertension-related complication are more common in ethnic minority groups of African descent than in indigenous populations. Addressing ethnic minority patients' perceptions of hypertension and its treatment through the use of cultural appropr...

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Main Authors: Jennita G Meinema, Joke A Haafkens, Debbie A D C Jaarsma, Henk C P M van Weert, Nynke van Dijk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5464541?pdf=render