Decoding increasing prevalence of noncommunicable diseases
Background: In recent times, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have attained epidemic status in India and several other countries. Globally, each year, NCDs cause premature deaths of nearly 40 million people younger than 60 years accounting for 70% of all deaths; 80% of these premature deaths are repo...
Main Author: | Alok K S Thakur |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijncd.org/article.asp?issn=2468-8827;year=2018;volume=3;issue=4;spage=139;epage=144;aulast=S |
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