Enhancing care for urban poor living with chronic conditions: role of local health systems

236 Pages·2016·2.49 MB·English

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Department of Public Health
Enhancing care for urban poor living with chronic conditions:
role of local health systems
Upendra Bhojani
Thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Doctor of Health Sciences
Promoters:
Prof. Stefaan De Henauw (promoter)
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Prof. Patrick Kolsteren (co-promoter)
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Dr. N Devadasan (co-promoter)
Institute of Public Health, Bangalore, India
ISBN: 9789078344445
Legal Deposit Number: D/2016/4531/2
Appeared in the series Monographs of the Department of Public Health, Ghent University
Photos including on the cover are by Bhargav Shandilya

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Chair Prof. Koen Van Herck
Department of Public Health,
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Members Prof. Sara Willems
Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care,
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Prof. Lucas Van Bortel
Clinical Pharmacology Research Unit,
Heymans Institute of Pharmacology,
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Prof. Bruno Lapauw
Department of Endocrinology,
Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Prof. Jean Macq
Faculty of Public Health,
Dean, Institut de recherche santé et société,
Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

Prof. C A K Yesudian
Retired as Dean,
School of Health System Studies,
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
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