Coinfections and comorbidities in African health systems: At the interface of infectious and noninfectious diseases

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2018, Pages

  Osakunor, Derick Nii Mensah ^a   Sengeh, David Moinina ^b   Mutapi, Francisca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b IBM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMORBIDITY; COMPLICATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MIXED INFECTION; NEGLECTED DISEASE; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PROCEDURES;

AFRICA; COINFECTION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES; NEGLECTED DISEASES; NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES;

EID: 85054776504     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006711     Document Type: Review

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