Abstract
This is the second publication in a planned series of 10 volumes that summarize epidemiological knowledge about the major health conditions and risk factors around the world including information on causes of death. Following [a] brief introduction describing the methods used to prepare the estimates the remainder of the volume includes a series of tables containing basic demographic information for each of the eight geographical regions used in the World Development Report 1993 followed by a much larger number of tables which provide estimates of incidence prevalence average age of onset average duration deaths in 1990 and projected deaths in 2000 for various diseases and sequelae. (EXCERPT)
Keywords
CompendiumDemographyIncidence (geometry)Health statisticsEpidemiologyEpidemiological transitionMedicineGeographyPopulationStatisticsEnvironmental healthMathematics
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- 1996
- Type
- book
- Pages
- 906-906
- Citations
- 474
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Christopher J L Murray,
Alan D López
(1996).
Global health statistics: a compendium of incidence prevalence and mortality estimates for over 200 conditions..
, 906-906.