Illness cognitions, doctor-patient communication and prescription adherence among first diagnosed hypertensive patients from a rural teaching hospital in South Africa

Health SA Gesondheid

 
 
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Title Illness cognitions, doctor-patient communication and prescription adherence among first diagnosed hypertensive patients from a rural teaching hospital in South Africa
 
Creator Peltzer, K Khoza, L B Lekhuleni, M E Alberts, M Mekwa, J Sethosa, E
 
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Description This study examines the relationship between illness cognitions, doctor-patient communication and the use of prescribed medication among patients first diagnosed with hypertension in the outpatient department of a rural South African teaching hospital.

Opsomming
Hierdie studie ondersoek die verwantskap tussen siekte-kognisies, dokter-pasiënt kommunikasie en die gebruik van voorskrifmedisyne onder pasiënte wat die eerste keer met hipertensie gediagnoseer is, in die buitepasiëntafdeling van ‘n landelike Suid-Afrikaanse opleidingshospitaal.

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Publisher AOSIS Publishing
 
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Date 2003-11-04
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
Format application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/hsag.v8i1.115
 
Source Health SA Gesondheid; Vol 8, No 1 (2003) 2071-9736 1025-9848
 
Language eng
 
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https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/115/107
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2003 K Peltzer, L B Khoza, M E Lekhuleni, M Alberts, J Mekwa, E Sethosa https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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