Task Shifting for Non-Communicable Disease Management in Low and Middle Income Countries – A Systematic Review

Rohina Joshi; Mohammed Alim; André Pascal Kengne; Stephen Jan; Pallab K Maulik; David Peiris; Anushka A Patel

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103754

Task Shifting for Non-Communicable Disease Management in Low and Middle Income Countries – A Systematic Review

Bibliographic Data

ID	23327917
Authors	Rohina Joshi (0000-0002-3374-401X), Mohammed Alim, André Pascal Kengne (0000-0002-5183-131X), Stephen Jan, Pallab K Maulik (0000-0001-6835-6175), David Peiris, Anushka A Patel
Editors	Ann M Moormann (0000-0003-1113-2829)
Year	2014
Volume	9
Issue	8
Pages	e103754
Publication date	2014-08-14
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	PLoS ONE (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1932-6203 • E-ISSN: 1932-6203
Publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1371/journal.pone.0103754
PMID	25121789
PMCID	PMC4133198
Language	EN
Citations received	75
References cited	34

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