Variations in disease prevalence in the Americas.
Clin Pharmacol Ther
; 19(5 Pt 2): 675-8, 1976 May.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1269207
Data are presented from North American and Latin American countries of the leading causes of death and death rates, demonstrating the sharp differences based on social and economic development of these respective countries. Whereas ischemic heart disease and malignant neoplasms head the list of deaths in the United States and Canada, infective and parasitic diseases of the gut, with diarrhea very common, are the principal causes of death in Latin America. Nutritional deficiency, the most important contributory cause associated with infections and diarrhea, accounts for the very high infant mortality rate in the latter countries. These pathologic conditions have a direct relationship to the degree of social and economic level of development in Latin America, and constitute a complex public health problem of enormous proportions.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Morbidade
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Mortalidade
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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America do sul
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Pharmacol Ther
Ano de publicação:
1976
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos