Screening for noncommunicable disease risk factors at a workplace in India: A physiotherapy initiative in a healthcare setting

• Main Authors: Aditi Ravindra Ketkar, MPT (Author), Sundar Kumar Veluswamy, MPTh, PhD (Author), Nivedita Prabhu, MPT (Author), Arun Gundmi Maiya, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: World Scientific Publishing, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for two-thirds of all deaths globally. Physiotherapists have the requisite expertise to initiate and lead NCD risk factor screening and prevention programmes. The workplace can provide an ideal setting for physiotherapists to screen for risk factor...