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Socioecological Factors Associated with Hypertension Awareness and Control Among Older Adults in Brazil and Colombia: Correlational Analysis from the International Mobility in Aging Study Cover

Socioecological Factors Associated with Hypertension Awareness and Control Among Older Adults in Brazil and Colombia: Correlational Analysis from the International Mobility in Aging Study

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|Dec 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1282 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 31, 2023
Accepted on: Nov 21, 2023
Published on: Dec 26, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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