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Risk of death in Canada : what we know and how we know it / Simon P. Thomas & Steve E. Hrudey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thomas, Simon, 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mortality--Canada--Statistical methods.
- Mortality.
- Mortality--Canada--Statistics.
- Health risk assessment--Canada.
- Health risk assessment.
- Death--Causes--Statistics.
- Death.
- Canada--Statistics, Vital.
- Canada.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (293 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Edmonton : University of Alberta Press, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Risk of Death in Canada surveys both the protocols and health risk evidence collection and interpretation in Canada and the public's perception of health risk information. A helpful guide for health professionals and policy makers.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- Categories of Health Risk Information
- Health Risk Evidence and Inference
- Numerical Data Information
- Part One: Direct Evidence
- 2. Background Mortality Information
- Evidence Source
- Population Evidence
- Rates
- 3. The Death Certificate
- Total Registered Death Evidence
- Evidence of Sex Differences
- Evidence on Age
- Evidence on Marital Status
- Evidence on Usual Residence
- 4. Cause of Death Evidence
- International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
- Detailed 1994 Evidence
- Major Causes of Death
- Uncertainty in the Reported Cause of Death
- 5. Other Ways of Accounting for Mortality
- Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL)
- Loss of Life Expectancy (LLE)
- Part Two: Indirect Evidence and Inference
- 6. Epidemiology
- Measurement
- Types of Epidemiological Study
- Causal Inference
- Uncertainty
- 7. Major Individual Risk Factors
- Biological Risk Factors
- Lifestyle/Behavioural Risk Factors
- Societal Risk Factors
- Environmental Risk Factors
- 8. Risk Factors by Cause of Death
- Infectious Diseases
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Respiratory Disease
- External Causes
- Part Three: Predictive Inference
- 9. Risk Assessment
- Four Stages of Risk Assessment
- Toxicology
- Quantitative Interpretation of Cancer Data
- Exposure Assessment
- Risk Estimates
- Part Four: Discussion and Summary Observations
- 10. Discussion
- Comparisons Between Categories
- Summary of Health Risk Evidence and Inference
- Summary of Uncertainty
- 11. Summary Observations
- Direct Evidence
- Epidemiology (Indirect Evidence and Inference)
- Quantitative Risk Assessment (Predictive Inference)
- General Observations
- 12. Additional Information Sources
- Popular Literature
- Governmental and Non-Profit Health Agencies
- Textbooks.
- Scientific Journal Articles
- Government Publications
- Contacts
- Appendixes
- Appendix One: Detailed Causes of Death, 1994
- Appendix Two: Causes of Death by Age, 1994
- Appendix Three: Cause of Death, 1991-1994
- Appendix Four: Morbidity and Mortality Risk Factors
- Glossary
- A
- C
- D
- E
- H
- I
- L
- M
- N
- P
- R
- T
- U
- References.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-4593-0437-3
- 1-4175-9196-X
- OCLC:
- 243592341
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