Social and economic implications of noncommunicable diseases in India

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Thakur, J S ^a   Prinja, Shankar ^b   Garg, Charu C ^c   Mendis, Shanthi ^c   Menabde, Nata ^d  

^a WHO Country Office for India   (India)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d WHO Representative of India   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; cost of illness; economic impact; India; noncommunicable diseases

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859794916     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.94704     Document Type: Review

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