title: Burden of non-communicable diseases in South Asia.
authors.affiliation: Global Forum for Health Research, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. ghaffara@who.int
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghaffar
authors.forename: K Srinath
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singhi
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy