Health transition in Africa: Practical policy proposals for primary care

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 943-948

  Maher, D ^a   Smeeth, L ^b   Sekajugo, J ^c  

^a UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

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

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GLOBALIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALARIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOSIS; URBANIZATION;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROPHYLAXIS; URBANIZATION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WORLD HEALTH;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 78649766544     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.10.077891     Document Type: Article

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