Understanding chronic non-communicable diseases in Latin America: Towards an equity-based research agenda

Globalization and Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2011, Pages

  De Maio, Fernando G ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Latin america; Risk factors; Social justice

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH WORK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOUTH AMERICA;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 80053539412     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17448603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-7-36     Document Type: Article

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