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Reframing non-communicable diseases as socially transmitted conditions

Abstract:
In a Comment (February, 2017),1 we argued that action on the conditions currently referred to as non-communicable diseases (NCDs) may be hampered by the inadequacy of their label. We received a remarkable amount of feedback on this suggestion, and in this Comment we synthesise the responses garnered from a Lancet Facebook poll, Correspondence letters, 2;3;4;5 and a related GHD Online discussion. We also propose a new definition based on shared social drivers.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30200-0

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Oxford college:
Merton College
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Lancet
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Lancet Global Health More from this journal
Volume:
5
Issue:
7
Pages:
e644–e646
Publication date:
2016-06-13
Acceptance date:
2017-05-09
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2214-109X


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2017-06-15

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