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Review
. 2006 Sep;3(9):e344.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030344.

Noncommunicable diseases and injuries in Latin America and the Caribbean: time for action

Pablo Perel  1 , Juan P Casas, Zulma Ortiz, J Jaime Miranda
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Noncommunicable diseases and injuries in Latin America and the Caribbean: time for action

Pablo Perel et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Sep.

Abstract

The region is in a privileged position to quickly translate investment in health research into practice, argue Perel and colleagues.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Distribution of Total Deaths (3,537,000) by Major Causes in LAC Countries in 2000, Estimated by the Global Burden of Disease Study
The Latin American and Caribbean countries included are Anguilla, Antigua and Bermuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadalupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, and Venezuela.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Distribution of Total DALYs (102,108,000) by Major Causes in LAC Countries in the Year 2000, Estimated by the Global Burden of Disease Study
Latin American and Caribbean countries included are listed in Figure 1.
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