Neo communicable disease rather than ‘non’ communicable disease for the acronym “NCD”

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Submitted: June 10, 2021
Published: Jun 30, 2021
DOI: 10.29328/journal.jcmhs.1001009

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APR Aluwihare
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

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Aluwihare, A. (2021). Neo communicable disease rather than ‘non’ communicable disease for the acronym “NCD”. Journal of Community Medicine and Health Solutions, 2(1), 014–014. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jcmhs.1001009
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