TY - BOOK AU - Lewis, Milton James.;Macpherson, Kerrie L., TI - Health transitions and the double disease burden in Asia and the Pacific: histories of responses to non-communicable and communicable diseases SN - 9780415575430 (hardback);9780203095140 (ebook) U1 - 614.425 23 PY - 2013/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Epidemiology;Communicable diseases;Chronic diseases;HEALTH & FITNESS / Health Care Issues.;HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General.;MEDICAL / General N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "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 ER -