Public health in transition.

• Autores: Barry R. Bloom
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 293, Nº. 3, 2005, págs. 92-99
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Looks at public health in developing countries as of September 1, 2005. Details of demographic, economic, and epidemiological changes occurring in developing countries; Impact of improved medical care, including access to vaccines and medication, on public health; Impact of chronic diseases on world health; View that public health issues in developing and developed countries are increasingly similar; Use of data on chronic diseases in the formation of international public health policies; Importance of preventive medicine to world health; Recommendations for key world health priorities. INSETS: CROSSROADS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH;CHANGING PATTERNS OF GLOBAL HEALTH;NO PLACE TO HIDE;EIGHT CRITICAL STEPS