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

• Hauptverfasser: Nadia Minicuci (Verfasst von), Richard B. Biritwum (Verfasst von), George Mensah (Verfasst von), Alfred E. Yawson (Verfasst von), Nirmala Naidoo (Verfasst von), Somnath Chatterji (Verfasst von), Paul Kowal (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: 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...