Cardiologia Croatica, Vol. 10 No. 7-8, 2015.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar.2015.167
Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases – Burden of Disease in the Population of Croatia
Verica Kralj
orcid.org/0000-0002-4623-828X
; Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ivana Brkić Biloš
; Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Tanja Ćorić
; Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Maja Silobrčić Radić
; Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Mario Šekerija
; Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Today, the world faces an epidemic of chronic noncommunicable diseases. They are the main cause of death in almost all countries of the world, endangering both the life and health of the people and economic development in general. They are characterized by shared risk factors, shared determinant causes, and shared prevention strategies. Particularly dangerous are cardiovascular and malignant diseases, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases associated with the four main shared risk factors – smoking, improper diet, lack of physical activity, and harmful alcohol consumption. However, it is important to also emphasize the association between noncommunicable diseases and shared risk factors with mental disorders and injuries, which requires special attention when discussing chronic diseases. All of this places a significant strain on the health care system, causes a large financial burden, and consequently influences the social and economic development of a country.
Ključne riječi
chronic noncommunicable diseases; disease burden; prevention
Hrčak ID:
143509
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Datum izdavanja:
15.8.2015.
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