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1 online resource (xii, 271 pages) : illustrations |
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"Workshop on the Policy and Planning Implications of the Epidemiological Transition in Developing Countries, was held November 20-22, 1991, at the National Academy of Sciences' Georgetown facility in Washington, D.C."--Page xi. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Shifts in the structure of population and deaths in less developed regions / Larry Heligman, Nancy Chen, and Ozer Babakol -- Mortality by cause, 1970 to 2015 / Rodolfo A. Bulatao -- Childhood precursors of adult morbidity and mortality in developing countries : implications for health programs / W. Henry Mosley and Ronald Gray -- Projecting morbidity and mortality in developing countries during adulthood / Kenneth G. Manton and Eric Stallard -- Health indices as a guide to health sector planning : a demographic critique / Samuel H. Preston -- Health policy issues in three Latin American countries : implications of the epidemiological transition / José Luis Bobadilla and Cristina de A. Possas -- Goals of the World Summit for Children and their implications for health policy in the 1990s / Anne R. Pebley -- Distributional implications of alternative strategic responses to the demographic-epidemiological transition : an initial inquiry / Davidson R. Gwatkin -- Health, government, and the poor : the case for the private sector / Nancy Birdsall and Estelle James -- Roles of women, families, and communities in preventing illness and providing health services in developing countries / John C. Caldwell and Pat Caldwell. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Epidemiology -- Developing countries -- Congresses.
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Epidemiology. |
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Developing countries. |
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Health care rationing -- Developing countries -- Congresses.
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Health care rationing. |
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Health planning -- Developing countries -- Congresses.
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Health planning. |
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Health transition -- Developing countries -- Congresses.
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Health transition. |
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Developing countries -- Population -- Statistics -- Congresses.
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Population. |
Genre/Form |
Statistics.
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Statistics.
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Added Author |
Gribble, James N.
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Preston, Samuel H.
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National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Population.
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Workshop on the Policy and Planning Implications of the Epidemiological Transition in Developing Countries (1991 : Washington, D.C.)
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Other Form: |
Print version: Epidemiological transition. Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1993 (DLC) 93084592 (OCoLC)29705076 |
ISBN |
0585273146 (electronic book) |
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9780585273143 (electronic book) |
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0309048307 (paperback) |
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0309048397 |
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