Epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia in China, 1990–2010: a systematic review and analysis

KY Chan, W Wang, JJ Wu, L Liu, E Theodoratou, J Car… - The Lancet, 2013 - thelancet.com
Background China is increasingly facing the challenge of control of the growing burden of
non-communicable diseases. We assessed the epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease and …

Chronic noncommunicable diseases in 6 low-and middle-income countries: findings from wave 1 of the World Health Organization's study on global Ageing and adult …

P Arokiasamy, Uttamacharya, P Kowal… - American journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
In this paper, we examine patterns of self-reported diagnosis of noncommunicable diseases
(NCDs) and prevalences of algorithm/measured test-based, undiagnosed, and untreated …

Integrated care for chronic conditions: the contribution of the ICCC Framework

R Nuño, K Coleman, R Bengoa, R Sauto - Health policy, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this research is to highlight the current relevance of the Innovative
Care for Chronic Conditions (ICCC) Framework, as a model for change in health systems …

The global impact of non-communicable diseases on households and impoverishment: a systematic review

L Jaspers, V Colpani, L Chaker, SJ van der Lee… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
The global economic impact of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on household
expenditures and poverty indicators remains less well understood. To conduct a systematic …

An overview of the nutrition transition in West Africa: implications for non-communicable diseases

WK Bosu - Proceedings of the nutrition society, 2015 - cambridge.org
The nutrition landscape in West Africa has been dominated by the programmes to address
undernutrition. However, with increasing urbanisation, technological developments and …

Growing burden of non-communicable diseases in the emerging health markets: the case of BRICS

MB Jakovljevic, O Milovanovic - Frontiers in public health, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The blooming of incidence and prevalence of “prosperity diseases” among the broad layers
of modern day populations is rather novel phenomenon in demographic history of the …

Strategies to tackle non-communicable diseases in Afghanistan: a sco** review

N Neyazi, AM Mosadeghrad, M Afshari… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors are the leading cause of death
worldwide and contribute to 74.3% of deaths globally in 2019. The burden of NCDs is …

How is Indonesia co** with its epidemic of chronic noncommunicable diseases? A systematic review with meta-analysis

J Schröders, S Wall, M Hakimi, FST Dewi, L Weinehall… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have emerged as a huge global
health problem in low-and middle-income countries. The magnitude of the rise of NCDs is …

Health system challenges to hypertension and related non-communicable diseases prevention and treatment: perspectives from Ghanaian stakeholders

AK Laar, AJ Adler, AM Kotoh, H Legido-Quigley… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Background Hypertension, itself a cardiovascular condition, is a significant risk factor for
other cardiovascular diseases. Hypertension is recognized as a major public health …

Diabetes and pre-diabetes among persons aged 35 to 60 years in eastern Uganda: prevalence and associated factors

RW Mayega, D Guwatudde, F Makumbi… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of abnormal glucose regulation
(AGR)(ie diabetes and pre-diabetes) and its associated factors among people aged 35-60 …