Noncommunicable diseases: A globalization of disparity?

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Hotez, Peter J ^a,b,c,d   Peiperl, Larry ^e  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Public Library of Science ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; SOCIAL STATUS; TROPICAL DISEASE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;

EID: 84938718459     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001859     Document Type: Editorial

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