title: Noncommunicable diseases and injuries: action needed in South Asia too.
authors.forename: Ali Khan
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Khuwaja
authors.forename: Riaz
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: Zafar
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fatmi
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000375:Aging; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D006285:Health Planning; D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008019:Life Style; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends*; D009765:Obesity / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D012922:Social Change; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology