Disease And Mortality in Sub-saharan Africa,9780821363973

Disease And Mortality in Sub-saharan Africa

by ; ; ; ; ; ;
Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780821363973
ISBN10: 0821363972
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-05-22
Publisher(s): World Bank Publications
  • Free Shipping Icon

    This Item Qualifies for Free Shipping!*

    *Excludes marketplace orders.

List Price: $67.20

Buy New

Arriving Soon. Will ship when available.
$64.00
Add to Cart

Rent Textbook

Select for Price
Add to Cart
There was a problem. Please try again later.

Used Textbook

We're Sorry
Sold Out

eTextbook

We're Sorry
Not Available

Buy from our Marketplace starting at $24.92

How Marketplace Works:

  • This item is offered by an independent seller and not shipped from our warehouse
  • Item details like edition and cover design may differ from our description; see seller's comments before ordering.
  • Sellers much confirm and ship within two business days; otherwise, the order will be cancelled and refunded.
  • Marketplace purchases cannot be returned to eCampus.com. Contact the seller directly for inquiries; if no response within two days, contact customer service.
  • Additional shipping costs apply to Marketplace purchases. Review shipping costs at checkout.

Summary

Univ. of California, San Francisco. Provides a comprehensive resource of information on the nature and extent of health problems in Sub-Saharan Africa. Topics include changing patterns of disease and mortality, levels and trends, acute respiratory infections, and more. For public policy makers. Previous edition: c1991.

Table of Contents

Foreword xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Contributors xvii
Abbreviations and Acronyms xxi
Changing Patterns of Disease and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview
1(10)
Florence K. Baingana
Eduard R. Bos
Levels and Trends in Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview
11(4)
Jacob Adetunji
Eduard R. Bos
Trends in Child Mortality, 1960 to 2000
15(16)
Kenneth Hill
Agbessi Amouzou
Levels and Trends of Adult Mortality
31(12)
Debbie Bradshaw
Ian M. Timaeus
Causes of Death
43(16)
Chalapati Rao
Alan D. Lopez
Yusuf Hemed
Population and Mortality after AIDS
59(16)
Rodolfo A. Bulatao
Levels and Patterns of Mortality at INDEPTH Demographic Surveillance Systems
75(12)
Osman A. Sankoh
Pierre Ngom
Samuel J. Clark
Don de Savigny
Fred Binka
Trends and Issues in Child Undernutrition
87(20)
Todd Benson
Meera Shekar
Diarrheal Diseases
107(18)
Cynthia Boschi-Pinto
Claudio F. lanata
Walter Mendoza
Demissie Habte
Developmental Disabilities
125(24)
Geoff Solarsh
Karen J. Hofman
Acute Respiratory Infections
149(14)
Shabir A. Madhi
Keith P. Klugman
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
163(16)
Mark A. Miller
John T. Sentz
Tuberculosis
179(16)
Christopher Dye
Anthony D. Harries
Dermot Maher
S. Mehran Hosseini
Wilfred Nkhoma
Felix M. Salaniponi
Malaria
195(20)
Robert W. Snow
Judy A. Omumbo
Onchocerciasis
215(8)
Uche Amazigo
Mounkaila Noma
Jesse Bump
Bruce Benton
Bernhard Liese
Laurent Yameogo
Honorat Zoure
Azodoga Seketeli
Maternal Mortality
223(14)
Khama O. Rogo
John Oucho
Philip Mwalali
HIV/AIDS
237(10)
Souleymane Mboup
Rosemary Musonda
Fred Mhalu
Max Essex
Lifestyle and Related Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases
247(20)
Krisela Steyn
Albertino Damasceno
Diabetes Mellitus
267(22)
Jean-Claude Mbanya
Kaushik Ramiaya
Cancers
289(16)
Freddy Sitas
Max Parkin
Zvavahera Chirenje
Lara Stein
Nokuzola Mqoqi
Henry Wabinga
Cardiovascular Disease
305(24)
Anthony Mbewu
Jean-Claude Mbanya
Mental Health and the Abuse of Alcohol and Controlled Substances
329(22)
Florence K. Baingana
Atalay Alem
Rachel Jenkins
Neurological Disorders
351(10)
Donald Silberberg
Elly Katabira
Violence and Injuries
361(14)
Brett Bowman
Mohamed Seedat
Norman Duncan
Olive Kobusingye
Index 375

An electronic version of this book is available through VitalSource.

This book is viewable on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and most smartphones.

By purchasing, you will be able to view this book online, as well as download it, for the chosen number of days.

Digital License

You are licensing a digital product for a set duration. Durations are set forth in the product description, with "Lifetime" typically meaning five (5) years of online access and permanent download to a supported device. All licenses are non-transferable.

More details can be found here.

A downloadable version of this book is available through the eCampus Reader or compatible Adobe readers.

Applications are available on iOS, Android, PC, Mac, and Windows Mobile platforms.

Please view the compatibility matrix prior to purchase.