A research agenda for non-communicable disease prevention and control in India
Background Non-communicable diseases contribute to 62% of total deaths in India; of concern are the preventable premature deaths, which account for a staggering 48% of mortality.
I. Kataria+6 more
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Emerging challenges and health system capacity: the case of non- communicable diseases in Pakistan; a review [PDF]
Background: Pakistan is facing double burden of disease and the contribution of mortality by non-communicable diseases has over numbered the communicable diseases.
Malik, Muhammad Ashar, Zafar, Mubashir
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Twin epidemics of covid-19 and non-communicable disease
Worse than the sum of their ...
T. Sheldon, John Wright
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Economic evaluations of non-communicable disease interventions [PDF]
Background Demographic projections suggest a major increase in non-communicable disease (NCD) mortality over the next two decades in developing countries. In a climate of scarce resources, policy-makers need to know which interventions represent value
Fox-Rushby, J, Mulligan, J, Walker, D
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Prevention of non-communicable disease: best buys, wasted buys, and contestable buys
Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai and colleagues highlight the importance of local context in making decisions about implementing interventions for preventing non-communicable ...
W. Isaranuwatchai+18 more
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Social determinants of health inequalities [PDF]
The gross inequalities in health that we see within and between countries present a challenge to the world. That there should be a spread of life expectancy of 48 years among countries and 20 years or more within countries is not inevitable. A burgeoning
Marmot, M
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Research needs for an improved primary care response to chronic non-communicable diseases in Africa. [PDF]
With non-communicable diseases (NCDs) projected to become leading causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries, research is needed to improve the primary care response, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.
Abegunde+29 more
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Dietary Inflammatory Index and Non-Communicable Disease Risk: A Narrative Review
There are over 1,000,000 publications on diet and health and over 480,000 references on inflammation in the National Library of Medicine database. In addition, there have now been over 30,000 peer-reviewed articles published on the relationship between ...
C. Phillips+11 more
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Relation between the Global Burden of Disease and Randomized Clinical Trials Conducted in Latin America Published in the Five Leading Medical Journals [PDF]
Background: Since 1990 non communicable diseases and injuries account for the majority of death and disability-adjusted life years in Latin America. We analyzed the relationship between the global burden of disease and Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs ...
A Langer+26 more
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Communicable and non-communicable disease [PDF]
A clinical image would seem an obvious choice for the BMJ ’s front cover. But each time we decide to use one we have to think an extra thought—will it upset the postal workers or readers’ children? Anything remotely gory tends to cause complaints. In the past we have covered potentially alarming or offensive images with an opaque wrapper.
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