Pakistan – Double burden of diseases

  • Zahid Naeem Shifa College of Medicine, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Keywords: Double burden of diseases, Non-communicable diseases, Life style factors

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2019-07-21
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Naeem Z. Pakistan – Double burden of diseases. JSTMU [Internet]. 21Jul.2019 [cited 22Dec.2024];2(1):1-. Available from: https://j.stmu.edu.pk/ojs/index.php/jstmu/article/view/45