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Capitalizing on the demographic transition : tackling noncommunicable diseases in South Asia /
Increasing life expectancy in South Asia is resulting in a demographic transition that can, under the right circumstances, yield dividends through more favorable dependency ratios for a time. With aging, the disease burden shifts toward noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) which can threaten healthy agin...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
©2011.
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| Colección: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Increasing life expectancy in South Asia is resulting in a demographic transition that can, under the right circumstances, yield dividends through more favorable dependency ratios for a time. With aging, the disease burden shifts toward noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) which can threaten healthy aging. However, securing the gains expected from the demographic dividend?where developing countries? working and nondependent population increases and per capita income thus rises? is both achievable and affordable through efficiently tacking NCDs with prevention and control efforts. This book looks pr. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 184 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780821387252 0821387251 1283134276 9781283134279 9786613134271 6613134279 |