Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors

Alan D. Lopez, Colin D. Mathers, Majid Ezzati, Dean T. Jamison and Christopher J. L. Murray

No 7039 in World Bank Publications - Books from The World Bank Group

Abstract: 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 injuries. Drawing from more than 8,500 data sources that include epidemiological studies, disease registers, and notifications systems, this book incorporates information from more than 10,000 datasets relating to population health and mortality, representing one of the largest syntheses of global information on population health to date.

Keywords: Health; Nutrition and Population-Population Policies Health; Nutrition and Population-Adolescent Health Disease Control and Prevention Health Monitoring and Evaluation Health; Nutrition and Population-Demographics Health; Nutrition and Population (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
ISBN: 978-0-8213-6262-4
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