Epidemiological transition and the double burden of disease in Accra, Ghana.

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Published in J Urban Health on September 01, 2010

Authors

Samuel Agyei-Mensah1, Ama de-Graft Aikins

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana. samensah@ug.edu.gh

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