A primary healthcare approach to the management of chronic disease in Ethiopia: An example for other countries

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 228-231

  Mamo, Yoseph ^a   Seid, Etalem ^a   Adams, Sarah ^b   Gardiner, Amy ^c   Parry, Eldryd ^b,c  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Tropical Health and Education Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Chronic disease; Health centres; HIV AIDS; Insulin; Non communicable disease; Nurses; Poverty; Training

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPILEPSY; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; NURSE; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STAFF TRAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 34347271944     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.7-3-228     Document Type: Review

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