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After publication of the article [1], it has been brought to our attention that the methodology outlined in the original article was not able to be fully carried out. The article planned a two armed randomized control trial. However, due to a lower response than expected and one housing complex dropping out from the study, the method was changed to pre- and post-intervention with no control group. All other methods were conducted as outlined in the original article.
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Su T, Majid H, Nahar A, Azizan N, Hairi F, Thangiah N, et al. The effectiveness of a life style modification and peer support home blood pressure monitoring in control of hypertension: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2014;14(Suppl 3):S4. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-S3-S4.
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Su, T.T., Majid, H.A., Nahar, A.M. et al. Correction to: The effectiveness of a life style modification and peer support home blood pressure monitoring in control of hypertension: protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health 17, 864 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4862-y
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