Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries - Hardcover

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9780821361795: Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0821361791 ISBN 13: 9780821361795
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2006

Synopsis

Based on careful analysis of burden of disease and the costs ofinterventions, this second edition of 'Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition' highlights achievable priorities; measures progresstoward providing efficient, equitable care; promotes cost-effectiveinterventions to targeted populations; and encourages integrated effortsto optimize health. Nearly 500 experts - scientists, epidemiologists, health economists,academicians, and public health practitioners - from around the worldcontributed to the data sources and methodologies, and identifiedchallenges and priorities, resulting in this integrated, comprehensivereference volume on the state of health in developing countries.

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About the Author

Dean T. Jamison, Professor of Public Health and of Education, University of California at Los Angeles. W. Henry Mosley, Professor, Department of Population Dynamics, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. Anthony R. Measham, Advisor, New Delhi resident mission, World Bank.

Review


"This second edition of Disease Control Priorities in poor Developing Countries, published in conjuction with al companion book, by Alan Lopez and others, Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors, serves as a roadmap for thishis challenge. It is a landmark reference for physicians,loping researchers, policymakers, and politicians who makeion book, decisions about improving the health of people in thend Risk developing world...The second edition of Disease Controla Priorities in Developing Countries will provide a new menu of activities from which its readers can choose to continue the most sensible path toward investing in health, removing inequities in health care, and promoting economic development and peace."--New England Journal of Medicine


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Publisher
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0821361791
ISBN 13 
9780821361795
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
2
Number of pages
1401
Editor
Jamison Dean T., Breman Joel G., Measham Anthony R., Alleyne George, Claeson Mariam, Evans David B., Jha Prabhat, Mills Anne, Musgrove Philip
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