The macroeconomic burden of noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions in South America.

Noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions (referred to collectively as NMHs) are the greatest cause of preventable death, illness, and disability in South America and negatively affect countries' economic performance through their detrimental impacts on labor supply and capital inve...

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Main Authors: Maddalena Ferranna, Daniel Cadarette, Simiao Chen, Parastou Ghazi, Faith Ross, Leo Zucker, David E Bloom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0293144&type=printable