The post-2015 development agenda for diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and future directions

Global Health Action

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Renzaho, Andre M N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Non communicable diseases; Post 2015 development agenda; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICAN MEDICINE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TUBERCULOSIS;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84930674443     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.27600     Document Type: Review

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