Definitions
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- adjective of a disease That cannot be passed on to others; not
infectious
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- adjective (of disease) not capable of being passed on
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He called for urgent action to start solving "what will be the 21st century's greatest health challenge, namely noncommunicable diseases."
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He called for urgent action to start solving "what will be the 21st century's greatest health challenge, namely noncommunicable diseases."
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He called for urgent action to start solving "what will be the 21st century's greatest health challenge, namely noncommunicable diseases."
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He called for urgent action to start solving "what will be the 21st century's greatest health challenge, namely noncommunicable diseases."
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He called for urgent action to start solving "what will be the 21st century's greatest health challenge, namely noncommunicable diseases."
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He called for urgent action to start solving "what will be the 21st century's greatest health challenge, namely noncommunicable diseases."
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The U.N. health agency said so-called noncommunicable diseases killed more than 36 million people combined in 2008, the most recent year for which global data is available.
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Global Status report said so-called noncommunicable diseases accounted for more than 36m deaths in 2008.
BBC News - Home 2011
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The U.N. health agency said so-called noncommunicable diseases killed more than 36 million people combined in 2008, the most recent year for which global data is available.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Such innovations leave the question unanswered of who contributes to and who benefits from R&D for diseases that affect all countries, such as noncommunicable diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke, diabetes, and obesity
PLoS Medicine: New Articles Gerald T. Keusch et al. 2010
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