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. 2025 Feb 12;10(2):e017010.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017010.

Tackling non-communicable disease risk in young adults across the Caribbean: a call to action

Matthew J Savage  1   2   3 , Natalie Darko  1   2 , Philip J Hennis  3 , Ruth M James  1   2   3 , Neval Grazette  3 , Trevor S Ferguson  4 , Shelley McFarlane  4 , Heather Armstrong  5 , Horace Cox  5 , Ian Varley  6
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Tackling non-communicable disease risk in young adults across the Caribbean: a call to action

Matthew J Savage et al. BMJ Glob Health. .
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Keywords: Global Health; Public Health.

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