Task shifting for non-communicable disease management in low and middle income countries--a systematic review.

One potential solution to limited healthcare access in low and middle income countries (LMIC) is task-shifting- the training of non-physician healthcare workers (NPHWs) to perform tasks traditionally undertaken by physicians. The aim of this paper is to conduct a systematic review of studies involvi...

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Main Authors: Rohina Joshi, Mohammed Alim, Andre Pascal Kengne, Stephen Jan, Pallab K Maulik, David Peiris, Anushka A Patel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4133198?pdf=render