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Self-reported prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases and associated factors among older adults in South Africa

Nancy Phaswana-MafuyaHIV/AIDS/STI/and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa;Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and Engagement, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Karl PeltzerHIV/AIDS/STI/and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa;Department of Psychology, University of Limpopo, Turfloop Campus, Sovenga, South Africa
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Witness ChirindaHIV/AIDS/STI/and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa
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Alfred MusekiwaFaculty of Health Sciences, Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Zamakayise KoseHIV/AIDS/STI/and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa
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Ebrahim HoosainHIV/AIDS/STI/and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa;Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and Engagement, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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Adlai DavidsHIV/AIDS/STI/and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa
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Shandir RamlaganHIV/AIDS/STI/and TB (HAST), Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa
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Article: 20936 | Received 24 Mar 2013, Accepted 27 Aug 2013, Published online: 19 Sep 2013

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