title: Noncommunicable Diseases: A Globalization of Disparity?
abstract: Peter Hotez and Larry Peiperl argue that the world's poorest people may take on a disproportionate burden of noncommunicable diseases, even as their home countries gain in economic power.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America; Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Houston, Texas, United States of America; James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America; Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America.
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hotez
authors.affiliation: Public Library of Science, San Francisco, California, United States of America.
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peiperl
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000401:mortality; D014943:Global Health; D006291:Health Policy; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D064890:Social Determinants of Health