title: Prevention of noncommunicable diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, St Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Lee M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Pachter
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Tina L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D006801:Humans; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000639:trends*