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Chronic non-communicable diseases

Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 2006
Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD) account for almost 60% of global mortality, and 80% of deaths from NCD occur in low- and middle-income countries. One quarter of these deaths--almost 9 million in 2005--are in men and women aged
N, Unwin, K G M M, Alberti
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Non‐communicable diseases in the tropics

Medical Journal of Australia, 1993
The way of life in many developing countries in the tropics is in a state of transition--from traditional to "modern", with its associated industrialisation, urbanisation and cultural readjustment. Infectious diseases are giving way to non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, adult onset diabetes, cancers, trauma and non-infectious ...
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Exploiting non-communicable disease

BMJ, 2012
The developed world is ever more cynical about Big Pharma, having suffered decades of marketing spin, drug scandals, and the manipulation of research. So drug companies are now eyeing the developing world, with its huge populations, rapidly increasing wealth, and light touch regulation.
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Non-Communicable Disease

2023
Abstract This chapter, “Non-Communicable Disease,” examines how non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are conceptualized and governed at the global level. In order to combat major non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease, global health partners must work together to reduce the
Roger Magnusson, Lawrence O Gostin
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Non-communicable diseases in the Arab world

The Lancet, 2014
According to the results of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, the burden of non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung diseases, and diabetes) in the Arab world has increased, with variations between countries of different income levels.
Abdul Rahim, Hanan F.   +9 more
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