"Noncommunicable Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Diseases of long duration and generally slow progression. The four main types of noncommunicable diseases are CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (e.g., heart attacks and stroke), CANCER, chronic respiratory diseases (e.g., CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE and ASTHMA) and DIABETES MELLITUS.
| Descriptor ID |
D000073296
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.500.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Noncommunicable Diseases- Noncommunicable Diseases
- Noncommunicable Disease
- Non-infectious Diseases
- Non infectious Diseases
- Non-infectious Disease
- Non-communicable Diseases
- Disease, Non-communicable
- Diseases, Non-communicable
- Non communicable Diseases
- Non-communicable Disease
- Noninfectious Diseases
- Noninfectious Disease
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Noncommunicable Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Eliciting Values of Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Evaluation of a Patient-centered Framework. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2017; 2017:430-439.
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Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2017 12 12; 318(22):2224-2233.