Population and Health in Developing Countries

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Gaimard, Maryse (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Demographic Transformation and Socio-Economic Development ; 2
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Public health.; Anthropology.; Demography.; Social Sciences.; Public Health.; Social Sciences, general.

This book provides an overview of the health of developing nations in the early twenty-first century. The basic assumption is that the health of a population is not independent of broader demographic trends, and does follow the health transition model. The coverage is broad, ranging from health tran...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: Health and Development
• Chapter 1: Health, Morbidity and Development. Definitions and Concepts
• Chapter 2: The On-Going Health Transition in Developing Countries
• Chapter 3: Measuring Population Health
• Chapter 4: Mortality in Developing Countries: Profound Changes
• Chapter 5: Women's Health
• Chapter 6: Morbidity: A Double Burden for Developing Countries
• Chapter 7: Health Systems in Developing Countries
• Conclusion
• References
• Annexs
• List of Tables
• List of Figures.