Economic Implications of Chronic Illness and Disability in Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union [[electronic resource]]
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| Autore: |
Mete Cem
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| Titolo: |
Economic Implications of Chronic Illness and Disability in Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union [[electronic resource]]
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, : World Bank Publications, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (156 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 338.4/73621094 |
| Soggetto topico: | Chronic diseases |
| Chronic diseases - Economic aspects - Europe, Eastern | |
| Chronic diseases - Economic aspects - Former Soviet republics | |
| Employment | |
| Persons | |
| Population Characteristics | |
| Social Sciences | |
| Disease Attributes | |
| Sociology | |
| Health Care | |
| Pathologic Processes | |
| Geography | |
| Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | |
| Diseases | |
| Socioeconomic Factors | |
| Unemployment | |
| Economics | |
| Disabled Persons | |
| Chronic Disease | |
| Public Health | |
| Health & Biological Sciences | |
| Public Health - General | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Europe |
| Geographic Locations | |
| Europe, Eastern | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Statistics | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | MeteCem |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Figures; Chapter 1; Tables; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; The Report Team and Acknowledgments; Key Findings and Future Research Directions; Part 1 A REGIONAL OVERVIEW; Chapter 1 Introduction; BOX 1.1 Defining Disability; PART II COUNTRY STUDIES; Chap.2 Measurement of Disability and Linkages with Welfare, Employment, and Schooling The Case of Uzbekistan; Chap.3 The Impact of Health Shocks on Employment, Earnings, and Household Consumption in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Chap.4 Health Disabilities and Labor Productivity in Russia in 2004 Health Consequences Beyond Premature Death |
| Chap.5 The Implications of Poor Health Status on Employment in Romania | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Disability is an important issue for the transition countries of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Not only is a significant portion of their population either in poor health or disabled - with implications for labor force participation and productivity - but their aging demographics project an increase in the share of disabled people, raising concerns about the sustainability of social protection programs. Thus, if these heavily resource-strapped countries fail to deal in an efficient manner with disability and health issues in their population, they could face serious challenges to |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Economic Implications of Chronic Illness and Disability in Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union |
| ISBN: | 1-281-78738-8 |
| 9786611787387 | |
| 0-8213-7338-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910453871303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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