The converging burdens of infectious and non-communicable diseases in rural-to-urban migrant Sub-Saharan African populations: A focus on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and cardio-metabolic diseases

Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Peer, Nasheeta ^a,b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Cardiovascular disease; Co infection; Diabetes; HIV AIDS; Hypertension; Infectious diseases; Migrant; Non communicable diseases; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROWDING (AREA); DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMPLOYMENT; EXPOSURE; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION RISK; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MIGRANT; MIGRATION; MIXED INFECTION; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SANITATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 85069238547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20550936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40794-015-0007-4     Document Type: Review

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