Sick societies : responding to the global challenge of chronic disease /
by Stuckler, David; Siegel, Karen.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: xv, 352 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0199574405; 9780199574407.Subject(s): Chronic diseases -- Developing countries -- Epidemiology | Chronic diseases -- Developing countries -- Prevention
Contents:
1. Evaluating the health burden of chronic diseases -- 2. Sick individuals, sick populations: The societal determinants of chronic diseases -- 3. Social and economic consequences of chronic diseases -- 4. Comprehensive strategies to reduce the burden of chronic diseases -- 5. Politics of chronic disease -- 6. Activities of the private sector -- 7. Comparative case studies from Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa -- 8. Responding to the global challenge of sick societies -- Appendix:
Resources for action -- References -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Evaluating the health burden of chronic diseases -- 2. Sick individuals, sick populations: The societal determinants of chronic diseases -- 3. Social and economic consequences of chronic diseases -- 4. Comprehensive strategies to reduce the burden of chronic diseases -- 5. Politics of chronic disease -- 6. Activities of the private sector -- 7. Comparative case studies from Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and South Africa -- 8. Responding to the global challenge of sick societies -- Appendix:
Resources for action -- References -- Index.
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