Patients with more comorbidities have better detection of chronic conditions, but poorer management and control: findings from six middle-income countries

Abstract Background The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is rising rapidly in middle-income countries (MICs), where NCDs are often undiagnosed, untreated and uncontrolled. How comorbidity impacts diagnosis, treatment, and control of NCDs is an emerging area of research inquiry and have imp...

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Main Authors: Grace Sum, Gerald Choon-Huat Koh, Stewart W. Mercer, Lim Yee Wei, Azeem Majeed, Brian Oldenburg, John Tayu Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-8112-3