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This book analyses the development of a leading global health problem and policy responses to it in the context of a demographically, economically and politically very significant region of the world with a view to a better understanding of the double disease burden and the development of more effective health policy to deal with it.

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9780415575430

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"""Health Transitions and the Double Disease Burden in Asia and the Pacific is an extremely intelligent, well-versed book. This book would be practical to people seeking to understand the what, how, and why in modern health trends. What the authors have provided is a wonderful and detailed insight into the modern perils of health care in a region of the world so complex and diverse it warrants all debates and discussions... I would highly recommend this volume to anyone looking to increase their knowledge and understanding of Asia and Pacific health matters, as well as those analyzing modern health trends and their influences."" - Kristin Childers-Buschle, University of Edinburgh; Somatosphere, February 2013."

Health Transitions and the Double Disease Burden in Asia and the Pacific is an extremely intelligent, well-versed book. This book would be practical to people seeking to understand the what, how, and why in modern health trends. What the authors have provided is a wonderful and detailed insight into the modern perils of health care in a region of the world so complex and diverse it warrants all debates and discussions... I would highly recommend this volume to anyone looking to increase their knowledge and understanding of Asia and Pacific health matters, as well as those analyzing modern health trends and their influences. - Kristin Childers-Buschle, University of Edinburgh; Somatosphere, February 2013.

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University of Sydney, Australia University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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