TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stuckler,David
AU  - Siegel,Karen
TI  - Sick societies: responding to the global challenge of chronic disease 
SN  - 9780191731204 (ebook) :
AV  - RC108 
U1  - 616.044 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Chronic diseases
KW  - Epidemiology
N1  - Also issued in print format
N2  - Chronic diseases are the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, and are expected to increase over the coming years with the ageing population and improved medical treatments that reduce mortality but cause the sufferer to live with a long-term illness. This book provides the first comprehensive review of the topic
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199574407.001.0001
ER  -