The causal effect of family physician program on the prevalence, screening, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in an Eastern Mediterranean Region: a causal difference-in-differences analysis

• Main Authors: Neda Mohammadi (Author), Ahad Alizadeh (Author), Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam (Author), Erfan Ghasemi (Author), Naser Ahmadi (Author), Mehdi Yaseri (Author), Negar Rezaei (Author), Mohammad Ali Mansournia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM) as part of non-communicable diseases are among the most common causes of death worldwide, especially in the WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). The family physician program (FPP) proposed by WHO is a health strategy to prov...