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Preferred term

Noncommunicable Diseases  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Diseases which are typically non-infectious in origin and do not transmit from an affected individual to others. 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Non-communicable Diseases
  • Non-infectious Diseases
  • Noninfectious Diseases

In other languages

  • French

  • Maladie chronique non transmissible
  • Maladie non transmissible
  • Maladies chroniques non transmissibles
  • MCNT
  • MNT (Maladie Non Transmissible)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-V82WQ144-2

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