Interventions targeting hypertension and diabetes mellitus at community and primary healthcare level in low- and middle-income countries:a scoping review

• Main Authors: Jorge César Correia (Author), Sarah Lachat (Author), Grégoire Lagger (Author), François Chappuis (Author), Alain Golay (Author), David Beran (Author), On behalf of the COHESION Project (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are highly prevalent in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Recent evidence on effectiveness of primary care interventions has attracted renewed calls for their implementation. This...