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December 1, 2012Ethnicity and Health

Culture, ethnicity and chronic conditions: reframing concepts and methods for research, interventions and policy in low- and middle-income countries

Ama de‐Graft Aikins Emma Pitchforth Pascale Allotey Gbenga Ogedegbe Charles Agyemang

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Chronic physical and mental conditions constitute a significant proportion of the global burden of disease. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean...

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