The "Double Burden of Disease" Contrasts Which of the Following

question 68

Multiple Choice

The "double burden of disease" contrasts which of the following?

• A) The reinforcing mechanism of poverty and institutional power arrangements
• B) The continued prevalence of diseases of poverty coexists with diseases of affluence
• C) The contradiction between enough resources to meet human need and the prevalence of poverty
• D) The impact of communicable disease on communities of great poverty
• E) The mismatch between prevalence of disease and resources to combat them

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