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The global burden of disease : 2004 update.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World health--Statistics.
- World health.
- Public health.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (155 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Global Burden of Disease: 2004 update provides a comprehensive assessment of the health of the world's population in 2004. Consistent and comparative description of the burden of diseases and injuries is an important input to health decision-making and planning processes. The Global Burden of Disease provides a framework for integrating the available information on mortality and health in populations to assess the comparative importance of diseases and injuries in causing premature death, loss of health and disability in all regions of the world. This report draws upon the extensive databa
- Contents:
- Cover; Disclaimer and acknowledgements; Contents; Tables; Figures; Abbreviations; Part 1: Introduction; Part 2: Causes of death; Part 3: Disease incidence, prevalence and disability; Part 4: Burden of disease: DALYs; Annex A: Deaths and DALYs 2004: Annex tables; Annex B: Data sources and methods; Annex C: Analysis categories and mortality data sources; References
- Notes:
- "The 2004 update of the Global burden of disease was primarily carried out by Colin Mathers and Doris Ma Fat., in collaboration with other WHO staff, Who technical programmes and UNAIDS. The report was written by Colin Mathers, Ties Boerma and Doris Ma Fat"--P. ii.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-93781-9
- 9786611937812
- 92-4-068346-1
- OCLC:
- 476210629
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