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Grand challenges in chronic non-communicable diseases

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  • Abdallah S. Daar

    (Program on Life Sciences, Ethics and Policy, McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health, University Health Network/University of Toronto)

  • Peter A. Singer

    (Program on Life Sciences, Ethics and Policy, McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health, University Health Network/University of Toronto)

  • Deepa Leah Persad

    (Program on Life Sciences, Ethics and Policy, McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health, University Health Network/University of Toronto)

  • Stig K. Pramming

    (The Oxford Health Alliance)

  • David R. Matthews

    (Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Headington)

  • Robert Beaglehole

    (Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 85 Park Road, Grafton)

  • Alan Bernstein

    (Canadian Institutes of Health Research)

  • Leszek K. Borysiewicz

    (Medical Research Council)

  • Stephen Colagiuri

    (Metabolism and Diabetes, Prince of Wales Hospital, University of Sydney, Baker Street, Randwick)

  • Nirmal Ganguly

    (Indian Council of Medical Research, Ansari Nagar)

  • Roger I. Glass

    (Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health, Building 31, Room B2C02)

  • Diane T. Finegood

    (Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes)

  • Jeffrey Koplan

    (Global Health Institute, Emory University)

  • Elizabeth G. Nabel

    (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 31)

  • George Sarna

    (Medical Research Council)

  • Nizal Sarrafzadegan

    (Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Seddigheh Tahereh Research and Treatment Hospital, Khorram Avenue)

  • Richard Smith

    (Ovations Chronic Disease Initiative, UnitedHealth Europe)

  • Derek Yach

    (PepsiCo, 700 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York 10577, USA.)

  • John Bell

    (University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital)

Abstract

The top 20 policy and research priorities for conditions such as diabetes, stroke and heart disease.

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  • Abdallah S. Daar & Peter A. Singer & Deepa Leah Persad & Stig K. Pramming & David R. Matthews & Robert Beaglehole & Alan Bernstein & Leszek K. Borysiewicz & Stephen Colagiuri & Nirmal Ganguly & Roger , 2007. "Grand challenges in chronic non-communicable diseases," Nature, Nature, vol. 450(7169), pages 494-496, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:450:y:2007:i:7169:d:10.1038_450494a
    DOI: 10.1038/450494a
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    2. Fabio Salamanca-Buentello & Mary V Seeman & Abdallah S Daar & Ross E G Upshur, 2020. "The ethical, social, and cultural dimensions of screening for mental health in children and adolescents of the developing world," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(8), pages 1-25, August.
    3. Qun Wang & Alex Z Fu & Stephan Brenner & Olivier Kalmus & Hastings Thomas Banda & Manuela De Allegri, 2015. "Out-of-Pocket Expenditure on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Rural Malawi," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(1), pages 1-15, January.
    4. El-Sayed, Abdulrahman M. & Palma, Anton & Freedman, Lynn P. & Kruk, Margaret E., 2015. "Does health insurance mitigate inequities in non-communicable disease treatment? Evidence from 48 low- and middle-income countries," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 119(9), pages 1164-1175.
    5. Sanjay Basu & David Stuckler & Martin McKee, 2010. "Drivers of Inequality in Millennium Development Goal Progress: A Statistical Analysis," Working Papers id:2467, eSocialSciences.
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    7. Thow, Anne Marie & Swinburn, Boyd & Colagiuri, Stephen & Diligolevu, Mere & Quested, Christine & Vivili, Paula & Leeder, Stephen, 2010. "Trade and food policy: Case studies from three Pacific Island countries," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 35(6), pages 556-564, December.
    8. Goulão, Catarina & Pérez-Barahona, Agustín, 2011. "Intergenerational transmission of non-communicable chronic diseases," TSE Working Papers 11-219, Toulouse School of Economics (TSE).
    9. Göldner, Moritz & Herstatt, Cornelius & Canhão, Helena & Oliveira, Pedro, 2019. "User entrepreneurs for social innovation: The case of patients and caregivers as developers of tangible medical devices," Working Papers 108, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH), Institute for Technology and Innovation Management.
    10. Conrad, Daren A. & Webb, Marquitta C., 2012. "The Cost of Treating Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases: Does it Matter?," MPRA Paper 42520, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 01 Oct 2012.
    11. Joseph DAL MOLIN, 2011. "Open Innovation: Transforming Health Systems through Open and Evidence Based Health ICT Innovation," Communications & Strategies, IDATE, Com&Strat dept., vol. 1(83), pages 17-35, 3rd quart.

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