Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors - Hardcover

USA, Oxford University Press

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0821362623 ISBN 13: 9780821362624

Publisher: World Bank Publications, 2006

Synopsis

This volume is a single up-to-date source on the entire global epidemiology of diseases, injuries and risk factors with a comprehensivestatement of methods and a complete presentation of results. It includesrefined methods to assess data, ensure epidemiological consistency, andsummarize the disease burden. 'Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors' examines the comparative importance of diseases, injuries, and risk factors; it incorporates a range of new data sources to develop consistent estimates of incidence, prevalence, severity and duration, and mortality for 136 major diseases and injuries.

Drawing from more than 8,500 data sources that include epidemiological studies, disease registers, and notifications systems, 'Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors' incorporates informationfrom more than 10,000 datasets relating to population health and mortality, representing one of the largest syntheses of global information on population health to date.

About this edition

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0821362623
• ISBN 13: 9780821362624
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 552
• Editor: Lopez Alan D., Mathers Colin D., Ezzati Majid, Jamison Dean T., Murray Christopher J. L.