Non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: Context, determinants and health policy

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1225-1234

  Miranda, J J ^a   Kinra, S ^a   Casas, J P ^a   Davey Smith, G ^b   Ebrahim, S ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Developing countries; Epidemiology; Health transition; Non communicable diseases; Population; Public health; Risk factors; Urbanisation; World health

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE SPREAD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INJURY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RISK; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 53549117106     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02116.x     Document Type: Review

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