The challenge of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa

The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 675-677

  Atun, Rifat ^a   Gale, Edwin A M ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOOT DISEASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; NOTE; PEER REVIEW; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM COST EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; RISK FACTOR;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84939562261     PISSN: 22138587     EISSN: 22138595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00236-3     Document Type: Note

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