Non-communicable diseases surveillance: overview of magnitude and determinants in Kenya from STEPwise approach survey of 2015.

BMC Public Health

Diabetic Medicine and Endocrinology, University of Cape Town, J47/86 Old Main Building Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa.

Published: November 2018

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