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Exploring the type of social support available to aged male hypertensive clients in Ghana

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|Aug 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0024 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 225 - 231
Submitted on: Nov 21, 2021
Accepted on: Jan 27, 2022
Published on: Aug 3, 2022
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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