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UNINA9910958631703321 |
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Titolo |
Global burden of disease and risk factors / / Alan D. Lopez ... [and others], editors |
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New York, NY : , : Oxford University Press |
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Washington, DC : , : World Bank, , [2006] |
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copyright 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-45885-2 |
9786610458851 |
0-8213-6263-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xxix, 475 pages : illustrations ; ; 29 cm |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World health |
Diseases - Risk factors |
Health risk assessment |
Population - Health aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Disease Control Priorities Project"--Cover. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Preface; Editors; Advisory Committee to the Editors; Contributors; Disease Control Priorities Project Partners; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Chapter 1 Measuring the Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors, 1990-2001; List of Figures; List of Boxes; List of Tables; Part I: Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors; Part II: Sensitivity Analyses; Glossary; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume is a single up-to-date source on the entire global epidemiology of diseases, injuries and risk factors with a comprehensive statement of methods and a complete presentation of results. It includes refined methods to assess data, ensure epidemiological consistency, and summarize the disease burden. Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors examines the comparative importance of diseases, injuries, and risk factors; it incorporates a range of new data sources to develop consistent estimates of incidence, prevalence, severity and duration, and mortality for 136 major diseases and inju |
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