Chronic non-communicable diseases and the challenge of universal health coverage: Insights from community-based cardiovascular disease research in urban poor communities in Accra, Ghana

BMC Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2014, Pages

  De Graft Aikins, Ama ^a   Kushitor, Mawuli ^a   Koram, Kwadwo ^b   Gyamfi, Stella ^c   Ogedegbe, Gbenga ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^c GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; GHANA; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; GHANA; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; POVERTY AREAS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84903467495     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-S2-S3     Document Type: Review

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