TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 16. Aging Populations and Chronic Illness A1 - Hale, Wayne A. A1 - Joubert, Jané D. A1 - Kalula, Sebastiana A2 - Markle, William H. A2 - Fisher, Melanie A. A2 - Smego, Raymond A. PY - 2014 T2 - Understanding Global Health, 2e AB - Develop an overview of the demography and societal effects of global aging and its relationship to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)Understand the increasing contribution of NCDs to the global burden of disease, especially in less developed countriesDevelop a perspective on the rank order of chronic diseases, risk factors, and causes of death when disability effects are includedRecognize the increasing contributions of development-related risk factors to the expansion of NCDsBecome aware of institutional and governmental responses to the challenges of managing increasing numbers of older persons and chronically ill patients SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/10 UR - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57936789 ER -