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Chronic diseases : the escalating dilemma in developing countries /

"The World Health Organization expects deaths from non-communicable diseases to rise by 15% between 2010 and 2020, with jumps of over 20% in Africa and South-East Asia. For example, the number of people in the developing world with diabetes will increase by more than 2.5-fold, from 84 million i...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bovell-Benjamin, Adelia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Biomedical, [2016]
Colección:New developments in medical research.
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  • CHRONIC DISEASES: THE ESCALATING DILEMMA IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; CHRONIC DISEASES: THE ESCALATING DILEMMA IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Summary; Part I: Indication; Chapter 1: Introduction; Scope; Methods; Definitions; Classifying Developing Countries; Chapter 2: Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases; Background; Chronic Diseases and Developing Countries; Determinants of Chronic Diseases; Risk Factors for Chronic Disease; Nutrition Transition; Economic Burden of Chronic Diseases
  • Part II: Healthcare System,Governments and Non-Healthcare SystemsChapter 3: Can Healthcare Systems in Developing Countries Cope with Chronic Diseases?; Background; Challenges Facing Health Systemsin Developing Countries; Chapter 4: Governments and Chronic Disease; Current State of Affairs; How Governments Can Take the Lead; Individual Countries/Governments/Regions Efforts to Prevent Chronic Diseases; The Political Aspect of Chronic Disease; Chapter 5: Non-Health Systems: Interactions and Partnerships for Chronic Disease Prevention
  • Rationale for Community Partnerships in Chronic Disease ManagementSocial Ecology Theory and Community Partnerships; Interacting with Private Sector and NGOs to Reduce Chronic Diseases; Part III: Chronic Risk Prevention-Manipulating Common Modifiable Risk Factors; Chapter 6: Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Chronic Diseases; Basic Principles of a Healthy Diet; Dietary Factors Which Affect Chronic Diseases; Sugar Intake and Diabetes; Examples of Efforts to Reduce Population Sugar Consumption in Some Countries; Physical Activity; Chapter 7: Chronic Diseases and Climate Change
  • Connecting Chronic Diseases and Climate ChangeClimate Change and Health in Context; Chronic Disease Consequences of Climate Change; Part IV: Summing up; Chapter 8: Case Studies; Evidence-Based Interventions; Case 1; Case 2; Case 3; Case 4; Case 5; Chapter 9: Taking Action; Conclusion; References; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Index