Analysis of Non-communicable disease prevention policies in five Sub-Saharan African countries: Study protocol
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Analysis of Non-communicable disease prevention policies in five Sub-Saharan African countries: Study protocol
BACKGROUND The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa, and there have been calls for adopting a multi-sectoral approach in developing policies and programs to address this burden. Evidence exists largely from high-income countries on the success (and lack thereof) of multi-sectoral approach in improving population level health outco...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Public Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2049-3258
DOI: 10.1186/s13690-016-0137-9