Chronic Non-communicable Diseases as a Threat for All Recent Global Initiatives
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2010, Vol 10, Issue 3
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Authors and Affiliations
Abdallah S Daar| Dalla Lana School of Public Health Sciences and Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada; McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Canada; Global Alliance for Chronic DIseases
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