The Nexus between Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases: Challenges and Opportunities

Call for Papers

Communicable and noncommunicable diseases have traditionally been viewed and dealt with as separate classes of diseases. Mounting evidence, some of it rediscovered, points to links, interactions, and commonalities between the two, challenging the boundaries of these conventional classifications. Theories of interconnected origins, common determinants and consequences of disease, and evolving patterns of care and health system requirements similar for both groups suggest a need to revisit this duality.

This special issue will highlight the overlap between communicable and noncommunicable diseases rather than promote their differences in order to generate enhanced understanding and more tailored prevention and management approaches to reflect the current reality, especially in low- and middle-income countries, and make progress in international health. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Aetiological and pathophysiological links between communicable and noncommunicable diseases
• Environmental factors linking both conditions
• Health care services and system challenges for managing both conditions and possible solutions such as integrated care and chronic care principles applied to both
• Socioeconomic determinants as a risk factor for and/or consequence of both conditions

Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jtm/guidelines/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/ according to the following timetable:

Lead Guest Editor

• Maximilian de Courten, Copenhagen School of Global Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Guest Editors

• Rob Stephenson, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
• Jeffrey V. Lazarus, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; Porto University, Porto, Portugal
• Flemming Konradsen, Copenhagen School of Global Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark