Sociodemographic and socioeconomic patterns of chronic non-communicable disease among the older adult population in Ghana

• Autores principales: Nadia Minicuci (Autor), Richard B. Biritwum (Autor), George Mensah (Autor), Alfred E. Yawson (Autor), Nirmala Naidoo (Autor), Somnath Chatterji (Autor), Paul Kowal (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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Background: In Ghana, the older adult population is projected to increase from 5.3% of the total population in 2015 to 8.9% by 2050. National and local governments will need information about non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in this population in order to allocate health system resources and respond...