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Record Nr.

UNINA9910687984503321

Titolo

Mortality Rates in Middle and Low-Income Countries / / edited by Umar Bacha

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : IntechOpen, , 2022

©2022

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 108 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

304.64

Soggetti

Medical care - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Mortality Rates in Middle and Low-Income Countries describes causes and factors leading to high mortality as well as presents the latest developments in the field of healthcare with best practices to reduce mortality in all ages. It addresses mortality and related health outcomes in economically poor countries and presents a new matric/index for measuring healthcare effectiveness and monitoring levels. It also discusses the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the challenges of implementing prevention measures in developing countries. The information in this book can be adopted at various levels to bolster the quality of healthcare systems across the globe.