Chronic non-communicable disease as a new epidemic in Africa: Focus on the Gambia

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Omoleke, Semeeh A ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

Author keywords

Africa; Chronic non communicable diseases (NCDs); Epidemiology; Government; Health services; Hospital admission; Morbidity; Mortality; Surveillance; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY;

EID: 84876485617     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2013.14.87.1899     Document Type: Article

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