Format:
Online-Ressource (414 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9780821363973
Content:
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
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Description based upon print version of record
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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
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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;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821363980
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821363973
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Disease and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa
Language:
English
Keywords:
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