Monthly Archives: July 2018

Noncommunicable disease mortality in tropical countries

The recent WHO update of causes of death for 186 countries in 2016 (www.who.int/evidence/bod) has been used as the basis for an assessment of the importance of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in tropical countries. The paper “Acting on non-communicable diseases in … Continue reading

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