Increase in premature mortality due to non-communicable diseases in Sri Lanka during the first decade of the twenty-first century

• Principais autores: Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera (Autor), Palitha Karunapema (Autor), Arunasalam Pathmeswaran (Autor), Mahendra Arnold (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Globally, non-communicable diseases (NCD) are the leading cause of death and more than 40% of NCD deaths are premature occurring before the age of 70 years. In 2012, World Health Assembly declared its commitment to reduce premature NCD mortality by 25% from 2010 to 2025. The tren...