Epidemiology in Noncommunicable Disease
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The epidemiology of noncommunicable respiratory disease in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and North Africa
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a major and increasing global health issue. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that NCDs represent 63% of all global deaths of which 3.9 million are due to chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in particular. COPD is now the third most common cause of death globally; 90% of these deaths occur in Low an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Reports (1896-1970)
سال: 1954
ISSN: 0094-6214
DOI: 10.2307/4588922