title: Asthma in the global NCD agenda: a neglected epidemic.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK. Electronic address: neil.pearce@lshtm.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pearce
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Innes
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Asher
authors.affiliation: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Boulevard Saint-Michel, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Nils
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Billo
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Boulevard Saint-Michel, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bissell
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK; Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Philippa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ellwood
authors.affiliation: The Epidemiological Laboratory (Epi-Lab), Khartoum, Sudan.
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El Sony
authors.affiliation: University of Murcia, Pabellón Docente Universitario, Murcia, Spain.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: García-Marcos
authors.affiliation: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Boulevard Saint-Michel, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Chen-Yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital El Pino, University of Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mallol
authors.affiliation: Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.affiliation: St George's, University of London, London, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Strachan
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D017281:Cost of Illness; D058872:Epidemics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012307:Risk Factors