Noncommunicable chronic disease in Bangladesh: Overview of existing programs and priorities going forward

Health Policy

Volumn 100, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 282-289

  Bleich, Sara N ^a   Koehlmoos, Tracey L P ^b   Rashid, Mashida ^b   Peters, David H ^a   Anderson, Gerard ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Non communicable chronic disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR;

BANGLADESH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE;

EID: 79954932611     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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