The economic value of reducing mortality due to noncommunicable diseases and injuries

• Published in: Nature medicine Vol. 30; no. 11; pp. 3335 - 3344
• Main Authors: Verguet, Stéphane, Bolongaita, Sarah, Chang, Angela Y., Cardoso, Diego S., Stevens, Gretchen A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Nature Publishing Group US 01.11.2024; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/700; 692/700/3934; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Cancer; Cancer Research; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases - economics; Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality; Cause of Death; Economics; Estimates; Female; Global Health - economics; Human capital; Humans; Income; Industrialized nations; Infectious Diseases; Injuries; Injury prevention; Longevity; Male; Metabolic Diseases; Molecular Medicine; Mortality; Neoplasms - economics; Neoplasms - mortality; Neurosciences; Noncommunicable Diseases - economics; Noncommunicable Diseases - mortality; Resource allocation; Wounds and Injuries - economics; Wounds and Injuries - mortality; China

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