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Understanding Chronic Diseases Worldwide by samia is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Chronic diseases include heart disease, stroke, cancer, respiratory diseases, and diabetes. Other chronic conditions that account for a large portion of the global disease burden are visual and hearing impairments, oral diseases, and genetic disorders. Chronic diseases do not necessarily mean continuous, as the disease can experience periods of growth, contraction, and remaining the same. While only 20% of chronic disease deaths occur in high-income nations, 80% occur in low and middle-income nations where
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- samia
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