title: The burden of chronic disease: the future is prevention. Introduction to Dr. James Marks' presentation, "The Burden of Chronic Disease and the Future of Public Health".
authors.affiliation: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Washington, DC 20005-4006, USA. ghardy@astho.org
authors.forename: George E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Hardy
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D011788:Quality of Life; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology