title: Non-communicable diseases in South Africa: a challenge to economic development.
authors.affiliation: PRICELESS-SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons for Systems Strengthening); Medical Research Council/University of the Witwatersrand Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit (Agincourt), School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Karen.Hofman@wits.ac.za.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hofman
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D057217:Economic Development / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006292:Health Priorities; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology