TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-communicable diseases – harnessing the current opportunities
AU - Sørensen, Jane Brandt
AU - Demaio, Alessandro Rhyll
AU - Østergaard, Lise Rosendal
AU - Nielsen, Karoline Kragelund
AU - Bygbjerg, Ib Christian
AU - de Courten, Maximilian
PY - 2012/8/6
Y1 - 2012/8/6
N2 - Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are receiving growing attention, which brings a unique opportunity to utilise solutions available to address them. These diseases are largely preventable; proven, cost-effective interventions are available; and when NCDs emerge, means exist to treat them, prevent complications, and to improve quality of life. Yet, there is a lack in progress in responding effectively to NCDs, and the current discussion and research focus predominantly on challenges rather than the opportunities, which this paper outlines.
AB - Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are receiving growing attention, which brings a unique opportunity to utilise solutions available to address them. These diseases are largely preventable; proven, cost-effective interventions are available; and when NCDs emerge, means exist to treat them, prevent complications, and to improve quality of life. Yet, there is a lack in progress in responding effectively to NCDs, and the current discussion and research focus predominantly on challenges rather than the opportunities, which this paper outlines.
KW - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
KW - Chronic Disease
KW - NCDs
KW - Non-communicable diseases
KW - United Nations General Assembly HIgh-Level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases
KW - Solutions
KW - Benefits
KW - Risk Factors
M3 - Comment/debate
SN - 1403-4956
SN - 1651-1905
VL - 40
JO - Scan J Public Health
JF - Scan J Public Health
IS - 6
ER -
