Burden of non-communicable diseases in South Asia: Authors' reply

EDITOR—Ahmad and Bhopal's concern about the inadequate data available to document a rise in the prevalence of coronary heart disease in India is justified. This reinforces our own expressed concerns about inadequate data from South Asia on non-communicable disease related burdens and their trends. Despite the …

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