The Burden of Non-Communicable Disease in Transition Communities in an Asian Megacity: Baseline Findings from a Cohort Study in Karachi, Pakistan

BACKGROUND: The demographic transition in South Asia coupled with unplanned urbanization and lifestyle changes are increasing the burden of non-communicable disease (NCD) where infectious diseases are still highly prevalent. The true magnitude and impact of this double burden of disease, although pr...

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Autores principales: Khan, Faisal S., Lotia-Farrukh, Ismat, Khan, Aamir J., Siddiqui, Saad Tariq, Sajun, Sana Zehra, Malik, Amyn Abdul, Burfat, Aziza, Arshad, Mohammad Hussham, Codlin, Andrew J., Reininger, Belinda M., McCormick, Joseph B., Afridi, Nadeem, Fisher-Hoch, Susan P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3572147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23418493
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056008

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