Global burden of disease and risk factors

This volume is a single up-to-date source on the entire global epidemiology of diseases, injuries and risk factors with a comprehensive statement of methods and a complete presentation of results. It includes refined methods to assess data, ensure epidemiological consistency, and summarize the disea...

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Corporate Author: Disease Control Priorities Project (-)
Other Authors: Lopez, Alan D. (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Washington, DC : Oxford University Press [2006]
Edition:1st ed
Series:World Bank e-Library.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009621543206719
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Summary:This volume is a single up-to-date source on the entire global epidemiology of diseases, injuries and risk factors with a comprehensive statement of methods and a complete presentation of results. It includes refined methods to assess data, ensure epidemiological consistency, and summarize the disease burden. Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors examines the comparative importance of diseases, injuries, and risk factors; it incorporates a range of new data sources to develop consistent estimates of incidence, prevalence, severity and duration, and mortality for 136 major diseases and inju
Item Description:"Disease Control Priorities Project"--Cover.
Physical Description:xxix, 475 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781280458859
9786610458851
9780821362631