Author : Christopher J. L. Murray
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 34,74 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Diseases
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Author : Majid Ezzati
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 2282 pages
File Size : 19,11 MB
Release : 2004
Category : CD-ROMs
ISBN : 9241580313
Provides a comprehensive assessment of the scientific evidence on prevalence and the resulting health effects of a range of exposures that are know to be hazardous to human health, including childhood and maternal undernutrition, nutritional and physiological risk factors for adult health, addictive substances, sexual and reproductive health risks, and risks in the physical environments of households and communities, as well as among workers. This book is the culmination of over four years of scientific equiry and data collection, know as the comparative risk assessment (CRA) project.
Author : Majid Ezzati
Publisher :
Page : 1175 pages
File Size : 19,76 MB
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Author : Majid Ezzati
Publisher :
Page : 2248 pages
File Size : 38,54 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Diseases
ISBN : 9789241580311
Author : Majid Ezzati
Publisher :
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 19,83 MB
Release : 2004
Category :
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Author : Majid Ezzati
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 22,90 MB
Release : 2003
Category :
ISBN : 9789241580328
Over the centuries the health of populations has improved because science has helped us understand the main causes of disease affecting large populations from iodine deficiency to smoking and how technologies or strategies can be delivered to reduce hazards among those affected. At the same time the broader policy-relevant issue of population effects of exposure to risks has remained under-explored relative to our documentation of established diseases. During the last quarter of the twentieth century a number of works have addressed both the methodological and empirical aspects of population-wide impacts of major causes of diseases. This gradual establishment of risk assessment or risk quantification has been driven partly by the academic curiosity of individual researchers and partly by the demands of regulatory agencies and public policy for better quantitative evidence on the health implications of certain risk exposures. These efforts nonetheless have generally been within the disciplinary and methodological traditions of individual risk factors and in a limited number of settings. As a result the criteria for evaluating scientific evidence have varied greatly across risk factors resulting in lack of comparability across risk factors. This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the scientific evidence on prevalence and hazards and the resulting health effects of a range of exposures that are known to be hazardous to human health including childhood and maternal undernutrition nutritional and physiological risk factors for adult health addictive substances sexual and reproductive health and risks in the physical environments of households and communities as well as among workers. This book is the culmination of over 3 years of scientific enquiry and data collection collectively known as the Comparative Risk Assessment (CRA) project involving over 100 scientists applying a common analytical framework and methods to ensure greater consistency and comparability in using and evaluating scientific evidence across risks. As a result our understanding of the comparative extent of disease burden caused by various exposures worldwide has advanced and key areas of scientific enquiry to better inform policy needs to reduce risks have been elucidated. As public health researchers and practitioners evaluate policy alternatives for improving population health this book not only demonstrates the enormous potential for disease prevention but also provides a fundamental reference for the scientific evidence on some of the most important global risks to health.
Author : Mike Rayner
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 43,32 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0198791186
Provides an unparalleled overview of population-based approaches to the prevention of non-communicable diseases, reflecting the latest research in the field, and a key resource for anyone with an interest in NCD prevention as they develop the knowledge and skills needed for effective population-based prevention strategies.
Author : Christopher J. L. Murray
Publisher : Harvard School of Public Health, Frangois-Xavier Bagnoud Cen
Page : 1034 pages
File Size : 20,22 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Medical
ISBN :
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) provides systematic epidemiological estimates for an unprecedented 150 major health conditions. The GBD provides indispensable global and regional data for health planning, research, and education.
Author : Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 27,34 MB
Release : 2013-02-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9400759258
This publication characterizes the environmental burden of disease in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), measured by the excess number of deaths and illnesses in the population due to exposure to environmental hazards. The robust methods used in this risk analysis can be applied to any country or region. This publication documents the systematic, multi-step process used to identify environmental priorities and the detailed methods used to quantify the disease burden attributable to each risk. Based on the results of the burden of disease assessment, the publication summarizes the subsequent steps that are recommended to further reduce the burden of disease resulting from various environmental risk factors. Authors and Contributors This book represents the synthesis of research carried out by a large, interdisciplinary team from several institutions and multiple nations between June 2008 and June 2011.The lead authors are responsible for weaving together the pieces prepared by the team.Nonetheless, this book would not have been possible without major contributions from each team member.The list below shows contributors to each chapter.Following this list are biographies of all of the authors and contributors. Lead Authors Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson, Frederic J. P. Launay, Jens T. W. Thomsen, Angela Brammer, Christopher Davidson Additional Contributors (by Chapter) Chapter 2: Prioritizing Environmental Risks to Health Henry H. Willis, Aimee Curtright, Gary Cecchine, Zeinab S. Farah,Sandra A. Geschwind, Jianhui Hu, Ying Li, Melinda Moore, Sarah Olmstead, Hanine Salem, Regina A. Shih, J. Jason West Chapter 3: Assessing the Environmental Burden of Disease:Method Overview Tiina Folley, Elizabeth S. Harder, Mejs Hasan Chapter 4: Burden of Disease from Outdoor Air Pollution Ying Li, Gavino Puggioni, Prahlad Jat, Mejs Hasan, Marc Serre, Kenneth G. Sexton, J. Jason West, Saravanan Arunachalam, Uma Shankar, William Vizuete, Mohammed Zuber Farooqui Chapter 5: Burden of Disease from Indoor Air Pollution Chris B. Trent Chapter 6: Burden of Disease from Occupational Exposures Tiina Folley, Leena A. Nylander-French Chapter 7: Burden of Disease from Climate Change Richard N. L. Andrews, Leslie Chinery, Elizabeth S. Harder, J. Jason West Chapter 8: Burden of Disease from Drinking Water Contamination Gregory W. Characklis, Joseph N. LoBuglio Chapter 9: Burden of Disease from Coastal Water Pollution Gregory W. Characklis, Leigh-Anne H. Krometis, Joseph N. LoBuglio Chapter 10: Burden of Disease from Soil and Groundwater Contamination Chidsanuphong Chart-asa, Stephanie Soucheray-Grell Chapter 11: Burden of Disease from Produce and Seafood Contamination Leigh-Anne H. Krometis, Leslie Chinery
Author : Paolo Boffetta
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 26,14 MB
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0199655782
Written by international leaders in the field of alcoholism, this book provides an interdisciplinary source of information on alcoholism that links together science, policy, and public health in order to emphasise the importance of scientific knowledge with deciding public health policy.
