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The European health report, 2005 : public health action for healthier children and population.

A synthesis of evidence and analyses from WHO and other sources, the report identifies both noncommunicable diseases as the main cause of the burden of disease on the European Region, and communicable diseases as an additional burden on eastern countries, caused by poverty and underfunded health ser...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Copenhagen : World Health Organization, Europe, ©2005.
Colección:WHO regional publications. European series ; no. 97.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • CONTENTS
  • Abbreviations
  • Foreword: putting knowledge at the service of a healthier future
  • Executive summary
  • Part 1. Introduction
  • Introduction
  • Conceptual framework of the report
  • References
  • Part 2. The general public health perspective
  • Overview
  • Major causes of the burden of disease
  • Major preventable risk factors
  • References
  • Part 3. Child and adolescent health and development
  • Rationale for the focus on children
  • Major causes of the burden of disease
  • Children's health determinants and policy responses
  • Main factors in successful implementation of policies and interventions
  • References
  • Annex. Statistical tables
  • Note on estimates of the burden of disease in countries
  • Table 1. Population of the WHO European Region, 1990 to 2015 (projected)
  • Table 2. Basic public health indicators in the WHO European Region
  • Table 3. Level and distribution of income in the WHO European Region
  • Table 4. Deaths and DALYs attributable to the 10 leading causes in the WHO European Region, 2002
  • Table 5. Shares of total deaths and DALYs attributable to 10 leading risk factors in the WHO European Region, 2002
  • Table 6. Basic indicators of the status and determinants of child health in the WHO European Region, 2002 or latest available year
  • Table 7. Burden of disease from seven leading conditions in children aged 0-14 years (DALYs per 1000) in the WHO European Region, 2002
  • Definitions of the indicators included in the tables.