TY  - BOOK
AU  - Daniels,Mitchell Elias
AU  - Donilon,Thomas E.
AU  - Bollyky,Thomas J.
ED  - Council on Foreign Relations.
TI  - The emerging global health crisis: noncommunicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries
SN  - 9780876096161
AV  - RA644.8.D44 C68 2014
U1  - 614.0980 21
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Estados Unidos
PB  - Council on Foreign Relations
KW  - Enfermedades crónicas
KW  - Países en desarrollo
KW  - Asistencia médica
KW  - Salud pública
KW  - Cooperación interacional
N1  - Bibliografía p. 80-92; Task Force report -- Executive summary -- The rising epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries -- The factors behind the rising NCD epidemic -- Current investments in addressing NCDs in developing countries -- The case for increased U.S. engagement -- How the United States can make a difference -- NCD challenges on which U.S. leadership would make a difference now -- NCD challenges on which U.S. leadership would make a difference in the near term -- Shared NCD challenges for collaboration -- Conclusion
N2  - "Rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries are increasing faster, in younger people, and with worse outcomes than in wealthier countries. In 2013 alone, NCDs killed eight million people before their sixtieth birthdays in developing countries. A new CFR-sponsored Independent Task Force report and accompanying interactive look at the factors behind this epidemic and the ways the United States can best fight it"--Publisher's web site
ER  -