Non-communicable diseases in South Africa: A challenge to economic development

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 647-

  Hofman, Karen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDITORIAL; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; TRENDS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FORECASTING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84925582054     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: 20785135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.8727     Document Type: Editorial

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