title: The health and economic burden of chronic diseases in North Carolina.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chronic Disease and Injury Section, North Carolina of Public Health, USA.
authors.forename: Camillia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Easley
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult