Three Steps to Improve Management of Noncommunicable Diseases in Humanitarian Crises

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Jobanputra, Kiran ^a   Boulle, Philippa ^a   Roberts, Bayard ^b   Perel, Pablo ^b  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PATIENT GUIDANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ALTRUISM; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES;

ALTRUISM; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84999779253     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002180     Document Type: Article

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