Quality of life in hypertensive patients using the WHOQOL-BREF instrument in the post-pandemic Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study

Nasrin Akter, Farhana Faruque Zerin, Bilkis Banu, Fatema Afrin Kanta, Shahnaz Begam, Sarder Mahmud Hossain

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0340897
Published: 2026-01-16
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0340897,
  title = {Quality of life in hypertensive patients using the WHOQOL-BREF instrument in the post-pandemic Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study},
  author = {Nasrin Akter and Farhana Faruque Zerin and Bilkis Banu and Fatema Afrin Kanta and Shahnaz Begam and Sarder Mahmud Hossain},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS One},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0340897},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340897}
}

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TI  - Quality of life in hypertensive patients using the WHOQOL-BREF instrument in the post-pandemic Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study
AU  - Nasrin Akter
AU  - Farhana Faruque Zerin
AU  - Bilkis Banu
AU  - Fatema Afrin Kanta
AU  - Shahnaz Begam
AU  - Sarder Mahmud Hossain
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS One
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0340897
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Akter, N., Zerin, F. F., Banu, B., Kanta, F. A., Begam, S., & Hossain, S. M. (2026). Quality of life in hypertensive patients using the WHOQOL-BREF instrument in the post-pandemic Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340897

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