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Redesigning primary care to tackle the global epidemic of noncommunicable disease

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  • Kruk, M.E.
  • Nigenda, G.
  • Knaul, F.M.

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Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have become the major contributors to death and disability worldwide. Nearly 80% of the deaths in 2010 occurred in low-andmiddle-income countries, which have experienced rapid population aging, urbanization, rise in smoking, and changes in diet and activity.

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  • Kruk, M.E. & Nigenda, G. & Knaul, F.M., 2015. "Redesigning primary care to tackle the global epidemic of noncommunicable disease," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(3), pages 431-437.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.302392_9
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302392
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    1. Mary Ann McColl & Alice Aiken & Michael Schaub, 2015. "Do People with Disabilities Have Difficulty Finding a Family Physician?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-14, April.
    2. Kostova, Deliana & Nugent, Rachel & Richter, Patricia, 2021. "Noncommunicable disease outcomes and the effects of vertical and horizontal health aid," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 41(C).
    3. Huan-Cheng Chang & Ting-Huan Chang & Hsiao-Yen Kang & Yu-Wei Chen & Sheng-Pyng Chen & Mei-Chin Wang & Jersey Liang, 2022. "Retention in Community Health Screening among Taiwanese Adults: A 9-Year Prospective Cohort Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-13, June.
    4. Yoshihisa Hirakawa, 2022. "Defining and Implementing Value-Based Healthcare for Older People from a Geriatric and Gerontological Perspective," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-3, September.
    5. Margaret E. Kruk & Adanna Chukwuma & Godfrey Mbaruku & Hannah H. Leslie, 2017. "Variation in quality of primary-care services in Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2017-139, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

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