Self-management of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.
BACKGROUND:The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is rising in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Self-management, which enables patients to better manage their health, presents a potentially-scalable means of mitigating the growing burden of NCDs in LMICs. Though the effectivenes...
Main Authors: | Jason Hearn, Isaac Ssinabulya, Jeremy I Schwartz, Ann R Akiteng, Heather J Ross, Joseph A Cafazzo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219141 |
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