Noncommunicable Diseases in Saudi Arabia: Toward Effective Interventions for Prevention
- ISBN-10
- 1464817170
- ISBN-13
- 9781464817175
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-10-12
- Publisher
- World Bank Publications
- Authors
- Sameh El-Saharty, Christopher H. Herbst, Ada Alqunaibet
Description
To support strategic planning efforts on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), this book assesses the latest evidence on NCD prevalence and risk factors in Saudi Arabia, explores the health and economic burden of NCDs as well as their impact on human capital, and identifies key gaps in efforts to prevent NCDs and ways to address these gaps.
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