Effect of the Community-based SPARSH Program on Control of Selected NCDs: Mixed Methods Evaluation.
Background: In community settings, lack of availability of care, nonadherence to medication, high cost of treatment, and poor outcomes of treatment are the core problems in noncommunicable disease (NCD) management. Is there an effect of the community-based SPARSH program on treatment adherence, trea...
| Publicado en: | Indian Journal of Community Medicine Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 759 - 766 |
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Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd
Sep/Oct2025
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