Noncommunicable diseases and noncommunicable eye diseases: What is the way forward?
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Noncommunicable diseases.
From the Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston (D.J.H.); the Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi (K.S.R.); and the World Heart Federation, Geneva (K.S.R.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Hunter at the Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115, or at [email protected]...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Kerala Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0976-6677
DOI: 10.4103/kjo.kjo_114_20