Epidemiological Transition and the Double Burden of Disease in Accra, Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15033718 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samuel Agyei‐mensah (0000-0002-6418-393X, University of Ghana), Samuel Agyei-Mensah, Ama De-Graft Aikins (0000-0001-9215-0134, University of Ghana) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 879-897 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Urban Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1099-3460 • E-ISSN: 1468-2869 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11524-010-9492-y |
| PMID | 20803094 |
| PMCID | PMC2937133 |
| OpenAlex | W2064126994 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 72 |
| References cited | 28 |
Development economics · Disease · Disease burden · Double burden · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Epidemiological transition · Geography · Modernization theory · Multidisciplinary approach · Obesity · Pathology · Political science · Population · Poverty · Public health · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Urbanization · Global Health and Epidemiology · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Medicine · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Epidemiology
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| Unique citing works | 72 |
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 66 |