Health transitions and the double disease burden in Asia and the Pacific : histories of responses to non-communicable and communicable diseases /
edited by Milton J. Lewis, Kerrie L. MacPherson.
- New York : Routledge, 2013
- xiii, 317 p. : ill. 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Chronic diseases--cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes--are not only the principal cause of world-wide mortality but also are now responsible for a striking increase in the percentage of sickness in developing countrie
9780415575430 (hardback);9780203095140 (ebook)
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Epidemiology;Communicable diseases;Chronic diseases;HEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues.;HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General.;MEDICAL / General.