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Comment
. 2013;10(6):e1001466.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001466. Epub 2013 Jun 11.

Malignant neglect: the failure to address the need to prevent premature non-communicable disease morbidity and mortality

David Stuckler  1 , Sanjay Basu
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Comment

Malignant neglect: the failure to address the need to prevent premature non-communicable disease morbidity and mortality

David Stuckler et al. PLoS Med. 2013.

Abstract

David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu comment on a study by Carl Lachat and colleagues documenting the lack of policies addressing noncommunicable disease prevention in low- and middle-income countries and outline steps for making such policies accessible, effective, and transparent.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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