Metrics matter: The case of assessing the importance of non-communicable diseases for the poor

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1211-1214

  Gwatkin, Davidson R ^a  

^a RESULTS FOR DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INJURY; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; OBESITY; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; OBESITY; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84886442032     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt167     Document Type: Editorial

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