Process, rationale, and interventions of Pakistan's national action plan on chronic diseases

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Nishtar, Sania ^a   Bile, Khalif Mohamud ^b   Ahmed, Ashfaq ^c   Faruqui, Azhar M A ^d   Mirza, Zafar ^e   Shera, Samad ^f   Ghaffar, Abdul ^g   Minhas, Fareed A ^h   Khan, Aslam ⁱ   Jaffery, Naeem A ^j   Rajput, Majid ^c   Mirza, Yasir A ^a   Aslam, Mohammad ^a   Rahim, Ejaz ^c  

^a Heartfile Pakistan   (Pakistan)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Ministry of Health   (Pakistan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (Pakistan)

^e Network for Consumer Protection   (Pakistan)

^f Diabetes Association of Karachi   (Pakistan)

^g Global Forum for Health Research   (Switzerland)

^h Institute of Psychiatry and WHO Collaborating Centre   (Pakistan)

ⁱ MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^j ZIAUDDIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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EID: 84978429928     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
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