Redesigning primary care to tackle the global epidemic of noncommunicable disease

M.E. Kruk, G. Nigenda and F.M. Knaul

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 3, 431-437

Abstract: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have become the major contributors to death and disability worldwide. Nearly 80% of the deaths in 2010 occurred in low-andmiddle-income countries, which have experienced rapid population aging, urbanization, rise in smoking, and changes in diet and activity.

Keywords: analgesia; chronic disease; comorbidity; cultural factor; developing country; economics; general practice; health auxiliary; human; integrated health care system; mass screening; patient care; primary health care; procedures; quality of life; risk factor; standards; statistics and numerical data; telemedicine; trends, Chronic Disease; Community Health Workers; Comorbidity; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; Developing Countries; Family Practice; Humans; Mass Screening; Pain Management; Patient Care Team; Primary Health Care; Quality of Life; Risk Factors; Telemedicine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302392

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