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Developing effective chronic disease interventions in Africa: insights from Ghana and Cameroon

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Africa faces an urgent but 'neglected epidemic' of chronic disease. In some countries stroke, hypertension, diabetes and cancers cause a greater number of adult medical admissions and deaths compared to communicable disease...

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Autori principali:	Boynton Petra (Autore), de-Graft Aikins Ama (Autore), Atanga Lem L (Autore)
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