Increasing trends in admissions due to non-communicable diseases over 2012 to 2017: findings from three large cities in Myanmar

Abstract Background Globally, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers, and diabetes are the four major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) contributing to more than 80% of mortality and morbidity due to NCDs. In Myanmar, the proportional mortality rate due to NCDs increased from...

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Main Authors: Ei Ei Swe, Kyaw Ko Ko Htet, Pruthu Thekkur, Lwin Lwin Aung, Lwin Lwin Aye, Thazin Myint
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-020-00209-8