Cardiovascular disease risk and prevention amongst Syrian refugees: mixed methods study of Médecins Sans Frontières programme in Jordan

Cardiovascular disease risk and prevention amongst Syrian refugees: mixed methods study of Médecins Sans Frontières programme in Jordan

Abstract Background The growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) presented new challenges for medical humanitarian aid and little was known about primary health care approaches for these diseases in humanitarian response. We aimed to evaluate Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF’s) use of total C...

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Main Authors: Dylan R.J. Collins, Kiran Jobanputra, Thomas Frost, Shoaib Muhammed, Alison Ward, Abed Alrazzaq Shafei, Taissir Fardous, Sadeq Gabashneh, Carl Heneghan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Conflict and Health
Subjects:
Cardiovascular risk assessment
Cardiovascular disease
Refugee
Primary health care
Syria
Jordan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13031-017-0115-z

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