Chronic diseases are accelerating globally, advancing across all regions and pervading all
socioeconomic classes. Unhealthy diet and poor nutrition, physical inactivity, tobacco use …

Whereas common infectious and parasitic diseases such as malaria and the HIV/AIDS
pandemic remain major unresolved health problems in many developing countries …

This sixth edition of A Dictionary of Epidemiology--the most updated since its inception--
reflects the profound substantive and methodological changes that have come to …

Report is based, offers an overview of international evidence-based programmes and
policies for preventing mental and behavioural disorders. It focuses on primary prevention …

Dieser Band gibt einen Überblick über Untersuchungen zum Zusammenhang von
ökonomischen, ökologischen, kulturellen und sozialen Lebensbedingungen und ihrer …

Once it was difficult to see end of life care beyond conventional medical intervention, but
hospice and palliative care introduced a more holistic approach, providing quality of life for …

Abstract Background In South and Southeast Asian countries, tobacco is consumed in
diverse forms, and smoking among women is very low. We aimed to provide national …

The context in which public health programmes operate can play an important role in
influencing their implementation and effectiveness. An intervention that has been shown to …

Iodine is a vital micronutrient required at all stages of life; fetal life and early childhood being
the most critical phases of requirement. Diet is the sole source of iodine, which in turn is …

Itch is the most frequent symptom in dermatology and has been researched more
extensively in recent years. Nevertheless, there are few true epidemiological studies on itch …