Knowing hypertension and diabetes: Conditions of treatability in Uganda

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Knowing hypertension and diabetes : Conditions of treatability in Uganda. / Whyte, Susan Reynolds.

I: Health & Place, Bind 39, 2016, s. 219-225 .

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Whyte, SR 2016, 'Knowing hypertension and diabetes: Conditions of treatability in Uganda', Health & Place, bind 39, s. 219-225 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.07.002

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Whyte, S. R. (2016). Knowing hypertension and diabetes: Conditions of treatability in Uganda. Health & Place, 39, 219-225 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.07.002

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Whyte SR. Knowing hypertension and diabetes: Conditions of treatability in Uganda. Health & Place. 2016;39:219-225 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.07.002

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Whyte, Susan Reynolds. / Knowing hypertension and diabetes : Conditions of treatability in Uganda. I: Health & Place. 2016 ; Bind 39. s. 219-225 .

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