Aims: To describe die epidemiological development of a rural Ethiopian population from 1987 to 2004 in terms of mortality and associated sociodemographic factors. Methods: A rural population ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Historical life tables for developed countries are analysed in order to present the epidemiological transition in terms of Brass's logit ...

A CHILD BORN in China today can expect to live more than three decades longer than his ancestors 50 years ago, a gain in life expectancy that rich countries typically took twice as long to achieve.

Background: Many black persons in South Africa have been subjected to urbanisation and urbanisation has led to a significant increase in diseases of lifestyle. The determinants of hypertension in a ...

Source: “Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 306 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 188 countries, 1990–2013: quantifying the ...