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Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring and Hypertension Management in Kenya: A Feasibility Study (HBPT-K)

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|Jan 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1516 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 10, 2025
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Accepted on: Jan 5, 2026
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Published on: Jan 14, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2026 Job van Steenkiste, Lilian Mbau, Helen Nguchu, Kennedy Okinda, Ruben de Neef, Bernard Samia, Daan Dohmen, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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