Noncommunicable disease management in resource-poor settings: a primary care model from rural South Africa.
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Summary
The design and implementation of a nurse-led NCD service based on clinical protocols in a resource-poor area of South Africa is described, enabling the majority of patients to receive convenient and appropriate management of their NCD at their local primary care facility.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 1998-02-22
- Cited by
- 163
- References
- 7
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Keywords
Medicine, Asthma, Developing country, Disease, Disease management
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