Tackling Africa's chronic disease burden: From the local to the global

Ama De-Graft Aikins; Nigel Unwin; Charles Agyemang; Pascale Allotey; Catherine Campbell; Daniel Arhinful

doi:10.1186/1744-8603-6-5

Tackling Africa's chronic disease burden

From the local to the global

Dados Bibliográficos

ID	19534328
Autores	Ama De-Graft Aikins (0000-0001-9215-0134), Nigel Unwin (0000-0002-1368-1648), Charles Agyemang (0000-0002-3882-7295), Pascale Allotey (0000-0002-6942-5774), Catherine Campbell (0009-0008-4644-7728), Daniel Arhinful (0000-0002-5496-3289)
Ano	2010
Volume	6
Fascículo	1
Páginas	5
Data de publicação	2010-01-01
Peer Reviewed	Sim
Open Access	Sim
Tipo	ARTICLE
Periódico	Globalization and Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódico	ISSN: 1744-8603 • E-ISSN: 1744-8603
Editora	Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI	10.1186/1744-8603-6-5
PMID	20403167
PMCID	PMC2873934
Idioma	EN
Citações recebidas	42
Referências citadas	27

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Obras citantes distintas	42
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Intervalo de citações	2012 - 2026 (15)
Velocidade de citação	current
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Tipos de citação	Neutras: 41