Publication: Non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: the case for cohort studies
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2010
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Holmes, Michelle D., Shona Dalal, Jimmy Volmink, Clement A. Adebamowo, Marina Njelekela, Wafaie W. Fawzi, Walter C. Willett, and Hans-Olov Adami. 2010. Non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: the case for cohort studies. PLoS Medicine 7(5): e1000244.
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Michelle Holmes and colleagues argue that there is an urgent need for longitudinal cohorts based in sub-Saharan Africa to address the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases in the region.
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public health and epidemiology, global health
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