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Prevalence and correlates of diagnosed and undiagnosed hypertension in the indigenous Kuna population of Panamá

Published Online: 2019-06-28

Published Print: 2019-12

Authors

Hanna, Daniel R.

Walker, Rebekah J.

Smalls, Brittany L.

Campbell, Jennifer A.

Dawson, Aprill Z.

Egede, Leonard E. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1546-1515
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Article History

Received: 21 March 2019

Accepted: 20 June 2019

First Online: 28 June 2019

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The current research protocol, research procedures, and study related documentation was approved by the Western Institutional Review Board (WIRB). The WIRB, is an accredited organization that has been providing human subjects and regulatory compliance for more than 40 years across 70 countries. Verbal consent was obtained from participants as approved by the WIRB as a more culturally appropriate method of consenting given literacy of the population and lack of experience with written consent within the culture.

: Consent for publication was obtained from leaders of both study communities.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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