Despite substantial scientific progress over the past two decades, malaria remains a
worldwide burden that causes hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. New, affordable …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the commonest primary malignant cancer of the liver in
the world. Given that the burden of chronic liver disease is expected to rise owing to …

Background A decrease in cancer mortality has been reported in the United States, Europe,
and other high-income regions during the last two decades. Whether similar trends apply to …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to assess the current status of global data on death registration and
to examine several indicators of data completeness and quality. METHODS: We …

The second edition of this popular textbook provides an introduction to the principles and
methods of epidemiology. Since publication of the first edition in 1993, Basic epidemiology …

[Prólogo. Mirta Roses-Directora]. La epidemiología es la base y el fundamento de la salud
pública. Como agencia de salud, la principal disciplina de la Organización Panamericana …

Prevention of infections by vaccination remains a compelling goal to improve public health.
Most infections involve the mucosae, but the development of vaccines against many of these …

Chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
kill more than 4 million people every year, and affect hundreds of millions more. These …

Mucosal epithelia comprise an extensive vulnerable barrier which is reinforced by numerous
innate defence mechanisms cooperating intimately with adaptive immunity. Local …

Asthma is a very common chronic disease that occurs in all age groups and is the focus of
various clinical and public health interventions. Both morbidity and mortality from asthma are …