A pilot study to evaluate home-based screening for the common non-communicable diseases by a dedicat...
A pilot study to evaluate home-based screening for the common non-communicable diseases by a dedicated cadre of community health workers in a rural setting in India
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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English
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Population-based screening for the common non-communicable diseases (NCD) is recommended but is difficult to implement in the hard-to-reach areas of low resourced countries. The objective of our pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility and the efficacy of delivering NCD screening services at home by trained community health workers (CHWs). Men a...
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A pilot study to evaluate home-based screening for the common non-communicable diseases by a dedicated cadre of community health workers in a rural setting in India
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_a3b4ac66d6f040b1a14129ed0683812b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_a3b4ac66d6f040b1a14129ed0683812b
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1471-2458
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1471-2458
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10.1186/s12889-018-6350-4
