Noncommunicable diseases and injuries in Latin America and the Caribbean: time for action

PLoS Med. 2006 Sep;3(9):e344. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030344.

Abstract

The region is in a privileged position to quickly translate investment in health research into practice, argue Perel and colleagues.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality
  • Caribbean Region / epidemiology
  • Epidemiology / trends
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Health Services Research* / economics
  • Humans
  • Latin America / epidemiology
  • Mental Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Mental Disorders / mortality
  • Mortality / trends
  • Public Health
  • Regional Health Planning
  • Research Support as Topic
  • Rural Health
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Urban Health
  • Urbanization
  • Wounds and Injuries / epidemiology*
  • Wounds and Injuries / mortality