Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes mellitus and chronic respiratory diseases generate a heavy burden in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) cause nearly a third of all deaths, while malignant and other neoplasms cause one in six. Although there are large variations across countries, some face a heavy double burden of disease as communicable diseases, maternal...
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2012/05/01
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Promoting healthy living in Latin America and the Caribbean
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knowledge and learning
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Bonilla-Chacin,Maria Eugenia.
Promoting healthy living in Latin America and the Caribbean (English). En breve ; no. 176 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/239631468054544770