Are we facing a noncommunicable disease pandemic?
The global boom in premature mortality and morbidity from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) shares many similarities with pandemics of infectious diseases, yet public health professionals have resisted the adoption of this label. It is increasingly apparent that NCDs are actually communicable conditio...
Main Author: | Luke Allen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Atlantis Press
2019-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health |
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Online Access: | https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125905796/view |
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