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Chronic non-communicable diseases and the challenge of universal health coverage: insights from community-based cardiovascular disease research in urban poor communities in Accra, Ghana
BACKGROUND: The rising burden of chronic non-communicable diseases in low and middle income countries has major implications on the ability of these countries to achieve universal health coverage. In this paper we discuss the impact of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) on primary healthcare services in...
Autores principales: | de-Graft Aikins, Ama, Kushitor, Mawuli, Koram, Kwadwo, Gyamfi, Stella, Ogedegbe, Gbenga |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4120153/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25082497 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-S2-S3 |
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