Birth Cohort Studies are Necessary to Understand the Epidemiology and Nature of Non-Communicable Diseases in Africa

Daniel Yilma¹, Tsinuel Girma^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
² Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
³ Fenot Project, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Editorial

Daniel Yilma et al. Ethiop J Health Sci. 2024 Sep.

. 2024 Sep;34(5):350.

doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v34i5.1.

Daniel Yilma¹, Tsinuel Girma^{2

3}

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
² Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.
³ Fenot Project, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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