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Titolo: | Disease and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Richard G. Feachem, Dean T. Jamison |
Pubblicazione: | Washington, DC, : World Bank, c2006 |
Edizione: | 2nd ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (414 p.) |
Disciplina: | 362.10967 |
Soggetto topico: | Public health - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Diseases - Africa, Sub-Saharan | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Altri autori: | FeachemRichard G. <1947-> JamisonDean T |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Chapter 1 Changing Patterns of Disease and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa:An Overview; Boxes; Figures; Tables; Chapter 2 Levels and Trends in Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview; Chapter 3 Trends in Child Mortality, 1960 to 2000; Chapter 4 Levels and Trends of Adult Mortality; Chapter 5 Causes of Death; Chapter 6 Population and Mortality after AIDS; Chapter 7 Levels and Patterns of Mortality at INDEPTH Demographic Surveillance Systems; Chapter 8 Trends and Issues in Child Undernutrition |
Chapter 9 Diarrheal DiseasesChapter 10 Developmental Disabilities; Chapter 11 Acute Respiratory Infections; Chapter 12 Vaccine-Preventable Diseases; Chapter 13 Tuberculosis; Chapter 14 Malaria; Chapter 15 Onchocerciasis; Chapter 16 Maternal Mortality; Chapter 17 HIV/AIDS; Chapter 18 Lifestyle and Related Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases; Chapter 19 Diabetes Mellitus; Chapter 20 Cancers; Chapter 21 Cardiovascular Disease; Chapter 22 Mental Health and the Abuse of Alcohol and Controlled Substances; Chapter 23 Neurological Disorders; Chapter 24 Violence and Injuries; Index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Current data and trends in morbidity and mortality for the sub-Saharan Region as presented in this new edition reflect the heavy toll that HIV/AIDS has had on health indicators, leading to either a stalling or reversal of the gains made, not just for communicable disorders, but for cancers, as well as mental and neurological disorders. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Disease and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa |
ISBN: | 1-280-45448-2 |
9786610454488 | |
0-8213-6398-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910450221603321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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