The burden of non-communicable diseases in Nigeria; In the context of globalization

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-10

  Maiyaki, Musa ^a   Garbati, Musa ^b  

^a AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b KING FAHAD MEDICAL CITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Globalization; Nigeria; non communicable diseases

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; NIGERIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84894444929     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: 09755764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.126933     Document Type: Review

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