The global diet and activity research (GDAR) network: a global public health partnership to address upstream NCD risk factors in urban low and middle-income contexts

Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally. While upstream approaches to tackle NCD risk factors of poor quality diets and physical inactivity have been trialled in high income countries (HICs), there is little evidence from low and middle-income cou...

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Main Authors: Tolu Oni, Felix Assah, Agnes Erzse, Louise Foley, Ishtar Govia, Karen J. Hofman, Estelle Victoria Lambert, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Maylene Shung-King, Joanne Smith, Eleanor Turner-Moss, Nigel Unwin, Pamela Wadende, James Woodcock, Jean Claude Mbanya, Shane A. Norris, Charles O. Obonyo, Marshall Tulloch-Reid, Nicholas J. Wareham, on behalf of the GDAR network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Globalization and Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12992-020-00630-y