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Review
. 2013;10(1):e1001377.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001377. Epub 2013 Jan 29.

Tackling non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: is the evidence from high-income countries all we need?

Shah Ebrahim  1 , Neil Pearce, Liam Smeeth, Juan P Casas, Shabbar Jaffar, Peter Piot
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Review

Tackling non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: is the evidence from high-income countries all we need?

Shah Ebrahim et al. PLoS Med. 2013.

Abstract

Shah Ebrahim and colleagues argue that more research on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in both high-income countries and low- and middle-income countries can result in mutual benefits and will help better address the growing burden of NCDs.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors work in applied NCD health research and could benefit from any increased attention and research financing directed towards NCDs.

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