Prevention ‒ a cost-effective way to fight the non-communicable disease epidemic
The United Nations General Assembly has convened a Summit on non-communicable diseases (NCDs), an historic moment in the global combat of these disorders. Lifestyles in increasingly urban and globalised environments have led to a steep surge in NCD incidence in low and middle income countries,...
Main Authors: | N Probst-Hensch, M Tanner, C Burri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW)
2011-08-01
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Series: | Swiss Medical Weekly |
Online Access: | https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1338 |
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