Beyond the 'transition' frameworks: The cross-continuum of health, disease and mortality framework

Global Health Action

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Defo, Barthélémy Kuate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84904396484     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v7.24804     Document Type: Article

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