title: Non-communicable diseases in low and middle-income countries: a priority or a distraction?
authors.forename: Shah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ebrahim
authors.forename: Liam
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Smeeth
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002423:Cause of Death; D017281:Cost of Illness; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003906:Developing Countries; D032984:Ethics, Research; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology