Community health workers for non-communicable diseases prevention and control in developing countries: Evidence and implications
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Community health workers for non-communicable diseases prevention and control in developing countries: Evidence and implications
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Keywords
Diabetes mellitus, Blood pressure, Cardiovascular diseases, HbA1c, Health education and awareness, Health systems strengthening, Global health, Smoking habits
Journal
PLoS One
Volume 12, Issue 7, Pages e0180640
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Online
2017-07-14
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0180640
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