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Making food-related health taxes palatable in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from Ghana
Amidst high burden of infectious diseases, undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are predicted to become the leading cause of death in Ghana by 2030. NCDs are driven, to a large extent, by unhealthy food environments. Concerned, the Ghana Ministry of Health...
Autores principales: | Laar, Amos, Amoah, James M, Massawudu, Labram M, Pereko, Kingsley K A, Yeboah-Nkrumah, Annabel, Amevinya, Gideon S, Nanema, Silver, Odame, Emmanuel Ankrah, Agyekum, Percy A, Mpereh, Mary, Sandaare, Sebastian |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10565179/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37813441 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012154 |
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