Family practice
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Multicenter Study
Scope of health problems managed by general practitioners in Mali and France: awaiting practice transition in sub-Saharan Africa?
Minimal data are available on the clinical activity of general practitioners (GPs) in Africa. ⋯ Africa is currently at the crossroads where chronic conditions carried with the epidemiological transition are progressing, while the burden of communicable diseases is still overwhelming. Along with the enhancing medicalization of primary care in Mali, the transition of practices is just emerging.