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245	0	4	_aThe Health of adults in the developing world / _cedited by Richard G. A. Feachen...[et al.].
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bWorld Bank, _c1992
300			_axv, 350 p. : _bil.
504			_aIncluye bibliografía.
505	0		_aForeword / Hiroshi Nakajima -- Preface -- Contributors -- 1. Introducing adult health / Richard G. A. Feachem, Margaret A. Phillips, and Rodolfo A. Bulatao -- 2. Adult mortality: levels, patterns, and causes / Christopher J.L. Murray, Gonghuan Yang, and Xinjian Qiao -- 3. Adult morbidity: limited data and methodological uncertainty / Christopher J. L. Murray, Richard G. A. Feachem, Margaret A. Phillips, and Carla Willis -- 4. The consequences of adult Ill-health / Mead Over, Randall P. Ellis, Joyce H. Huber, and Orville Solon -- 5. Current and future determinants of adult Ill-Health / Tord Kjellstrom, Jeffrey P. Koplan, and Richard B. Rothenberg -- 6. The emerging agenda for adult health / Margaret A. Phillips, Richard G. A. Feachem, and Jeffrey P. Koplan -- Appendix.
520			_aHalf or more of health resources in developing countries are consumed by the age group that supports society - adults between the ages of fifteen and sixty. To improve the allocation of these resources for adult health, it is first necessary to improve our understanding of it. This book is an important contribution to this process. Some findings in this book were unexpected. In nearly all developing countries adult male mortality exceeds adult female mortality, even in the reproductive age range. In all countries for which adequate data exists, noncommunicable diseases are the leading causes of adult mortality. Death rates from noncommunicable diseases decline as a country develops and are lower among the better-off sections of society. Ignorance of such trends can only result in wasteful misallocation of resources. Much ignorance about adult health remains, and the authors of this collection identify important areas for further research. Although comprehensive policy prescriptions for adult health cannot be made, the authors conclude by recommending actions that every developing country should seriously consider.
650		4	_aSALUD PUBLICA _92065
650			_aMORTALIDAD
650			_aMORBILIDAD
650			_aPOLITICA DE SALUD
650			_aPAISES EN DESARROLLO
650			_aESTADISTICAS DE SALUD
653			_aTERCER MUNDO
700			_aFeachem, Richard G A, ed.
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