Population and Health in Developing Countries

This book provides an overview of the health of developing nations in the early twenty-first century. The basic assumption is that the health of a population is not independent of broader demographic trends, and does follow the health transition model. The coverage is broad, ranging from health tran...

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Published in:Springer eBooks
Main Author: Gaimard, Maryse (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Series:Demographic Transformation and Socio-Economic Development ;
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6793-5
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Health and Development
  • Chapter 1: Health, Morbidity and Development. Definitions and Concepts
  • Chapter 2: The On-Going Health Transition in Developing Countries
  • Chapter 3: Measuring Population Health
  • Chapter 4: Mortality in Developing Countries: Profound Changes
  • Chapter 5: Women's Health
  • Chapter 6: Morbidity: A Double Burden for Developing Countries
  • Chapter 7: Health Systems in Developing Countries
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Annexs
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures.