Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in developing countries / Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya and Dimitri Tassiopoulos, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Phaswana-Mafuya, Nancy.

Tassiopoulos, Dimitri.

Series:

Public health in the 21st century series.

Public health in the 21st century

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chronic diseases--Developing countries.

Chronic diseases.

Diseases--Developing countries.

Diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are widely perceived as diseases of affluence and not therefore public health priorities for low and middle income (developing) countries. This book focuses on chronic non communicable diseases (NCDs) in Low Middle Income Countries (LMIC).

Contents:

Epidemiology of chronic NCD in developing countries : a review / N. Phaswana-Mafuya ... [et al.]

The role of chronic non-communicable diseases in mortality rates in South Africa, 1997-2006 / Eric Udjo

Chronic NCD surveillance / Italia Rolle ... [et al.]

Intervention to prevent and control chronic non-communicable disease in South Africa / Thandi Puoane

Chronic NCD public health implications / Geoffrey Setswe, Laetitia Rispel, Deb Basu

Implications of chronic non-communicable diseases on health systems / Kebogile Mokwena

Medicines for chronic non-communicable diseases / Andy Gray, Fatima Suleman

Population ageing : the changing profile of chronic diseases in developing countries / Sebastiana Kalula, Adesola Ogunniyi

Towards establishing an NCD research agenda / N. Phaswana-Mafuya ... [et al.].

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61122-275-3

OCLC:

776163215