Living healthier: a grounded theory of older adult with prehypertension
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چکیده
Background: To prevent hypertension and long-term risk of cardiovascular events, older adults with prehypertension have to adhere preventive behaviors. Little is known about the experience adherence behavior among prehypertension.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health Research
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2586-940X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56808/2586-940x.1031