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- Title
Non-communicable diseases and implications for medical practice in Australia: a framework for analysis.
- Authors
McNab, Justin; Schneider, Carmen Huckel; Leeder, Stephen
- Abstract
The article discusses the history of impact of non-communicable diseases and its implications for medical practice in Australia and also considers it as the leading causes of mortality and morbidity. Topics discussed include the change in burden of disease from communicable to non-communicable, new patterns of fertility and ageing populations, and shifts in food availability and diet.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; NON-communicable diseases; AGING &; nutrition; MORTALITY; MEDICAL practice; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Medical Journal of Australia, 2014, pS29
- ISSN
0025-729X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5694/mja14.00161