A study of the burden of chronic non-communicable diseases

The burden of chronic non-communicable diseases includes the burden of disease on the individual,the family,and the society.This paper presented a fluInnlary of the definition of chronic non-communicable diseases and of the burden of disease.It surveyed the technological development in the study of diseases burden and the evaluation of chronic non-communicable diseases at home and abroad.It also discussed the problems and tendency in the study of burden of disease. Key words: Burden of disease; Disability adjusted life years; Chronic non-communicable diseases