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AA was responsible for conceiving the idea, drafting the protocol and getting approvals, SSG, SL and ZAH were responsible for implementation data collection and entry of the study, AA and AAH were responsible in drafting, revising and proof reading of the study. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Almas, A., Godil, S.S., Lalani, S. et al. Good knowledge about hypertension is linked to better control of hypertension; A multicentre cross sectional study in Karachi, Pakistan. BMC Res Notes 5, 579 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-579
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