Chronic diseases multi-morbidity among adult patients at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital
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Chronic diseases multi-morbidity among adult patients at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital
BACKGROUND Non-communicable chronic diseases (NCCDs) multi-morbidity is becoming one of the public health problems in Ethiopia. The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of NCCDs and multi-morbidity among adult patients at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital (HUCSH). METHODS Between January and February 2016, a cross-sectional study was carried out among pat...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5264-5