Hypertension Experience of Foreign-Born West African Immigrant Women in the United States: Access to and Utilization of Health Services

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>BackgroundHypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and the leading cause of premature deaths in the United States. Hypertension is a commonly reported chronic disease in foreign-born-adult immigrants living in the United States, and psychosocial-cultural factors such as lack of health insurance and poor transportation services have been reported particularly among...

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• Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
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665010f2-04d7-512f-a463-7e6aa36018ad

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-74897/v1