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Africa's chronic disease burden: local and global perspectives

Edited by Guest Editors: Dr Ama de-Graft Aikins (University of Cambridge), Prof Nigel Unwin (University of Newcastle), Dr Charles Agyemang (University of Amsterdam), Prof Pascale Allotey (Monash University), Prof Catherine Campbell (London School of Economics and Political Science), Dr Daniel K. Arhinful (University of Ghana) Editor-in-Chief: Dr Emma Pitchforth.

Collection published: 11 August 2009

Last updated: 4 May 2010


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"For someone who's rich, it's not a problem". Insights from Tanzania on diabetes health-seeking and medical pluralism among Dar es Salaam's urban poor

Marie Kolling, Kirsty Winkley, Mette von Deden Globalization and Health 2010, 6:8 (4 May 2010)

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Developing effective chronic disease interventions in Africa: insights from Ghana and Cameroon

Ama de-Graft Aikins, Petra Boynton, Lem L Atanga Globalization and Health 2010, 6:6 (19 April 2010)

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Tackling Africa's chronic disease burden: from the local to the global

Ama de-Graft Aikins, Nigel Unwin, Charles Agyemang, Pascale Allotey, Catherine Campbell, Daniel Arhinful Globalization and Health 2010, 6:5 (19 April 2010)

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Psychosocial impact of sickle cell disorder: perspectives from a Nigerian setting

Kofi A Anie, Feyijimi E Egunjobi, Olu O Akinyanju Globalization and Health 2010, 6:2 (20 February 2010)

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Local suffering and the global discourse of mental health and human rights: An ethnographic study of responses to mental illness in rural Ghana

Ursula M Read, Edward Adiibokah, Solomon Nyame Globalization and Health 2009, 5:13 (14 October 2009)

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An overview of cardiovascular risk factor burden in sub-Saharan African countries: a socio-cultural perspective

Rhonda BeLue, Titilayo A Okoror, Juliet Iwelunmor, Kelly D Taylor, Arnold N Degboe, Charles Agyemang, Gbenga Ogedegbe Globalization and Health 2009, 5:10 (22 September 2009)

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A review of co-morbidity between infectious and chronic disease in Sub Saharan Africa: TB and Diabetes Mellitus, HIV and Metabolic Syndrome, and the impact of globalization

Fiona Young, Julia A Critchley, Lucy K Johnstone, Nigel C Unwin Globalization and Health 2009, 5:9 (14 September 2009)

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"I washed and fed my mother before going to school": Understanding the psychosocial well-being of children providing chronic care for adults affected by HIV/AIDS in Western Kenya

Morten Skovdal, Vincent O Ogutu Globalization and Health 2009, 5:8 (23 August 2009)

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Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and established risk factors among populations of sub-Saharan African descent in Europe: a literature review

Charles Agyemang, Juliet Addo, Raj Bhopal, Ama de Graft Aikins, Karien Stronks Globalization and Health 2009, 5:7 (11 August 2009)

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