title: Noncommunicable diseases and injuries in Latin America and the Caribbean: time for action.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. pablo.perel@lshtm.ac.uk
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perel
authors.forename: Juan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Casas
authors.forename: Zulma
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: J Jaime
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Miranda
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D017691:Caribbean Region / Q000453:epidemiology; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000639:trends; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D007843:Latin America / Q000453:epidemiology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D011634:Public Health; D012040:Regional Health Planning; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D012423:Rural Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014504:Urban Health; D014507:Urbanization; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality