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Demographic, epidemiological, and health transitions: are they relevant to population health patterns in Africa? [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2014 Background: Studies of trends in population changes and epidemiological profiles in the developing world have overwhelmingly relied upon the concepts of demographic, epidemiological, and health transitions, even though their usefulness in describing and ...
Barthélémy Kuate Defo
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Baltic Region, 2022 This article aims to identify the main demographic development trends and features observed in the Kaliningrad region from a historical perspective and assess the extent to which the region’s demographic development corresponds to the national model ...
Dmitrii V. Mankevich
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The fifth most prevalent disease is being neglected by public health organisations [PDF]
, 2018 The progress towards reduction of global mortality has produced an epidemiological transition towards non-fatal diseases, which challenge the ability of the world’s population to live in full health.
Andersson, L +3 more
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Antioxidants, 2017 The increased life expectancy, urbanization, and unhealthy lifestyle characterized by a shift towards a sedentary lifestyle and decreased energy expenditure are considered the main drivers of epidemiological transition.
Francesca Mastorci +10 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 BackgroundChina's rapid economic and social development since the early 2000s has caused significant shifts in its epidemiological transition, potentially leading to health disparities across regions.ObjectivesThis study employs Life Expectancy (LE) to ...
Leyi Zhang, Leyi Zhang, Lijuan Sun
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Early warning signs for saddle-escape transitions in complex networks [PDF]
, 2015 Many real world systems are at risk of undergoing critical transitions, leading to sudden qualitative and sometimes irreversible regime shifts. The development of early warning signals is recognized as a major challenge.
Gross, Thilo +2 more
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Timing of Pathogen Adaptation to a Multicomponent Treatment [PDF]
, 2013 The sustainable use of multicomponent treatments such as combination therapies, combination vaccines/chemicals, and plants carrying multigenic resistance requires an understanding of how their population-wide deployment affects the speed of the pathogen ...
Bourget, Romain +2 more
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2012 In previous geographical genomics studies of the impact of lifestyle on gene expression inferred from microarray analysis of peripheral blood samples, we described the complex influences of culture, ethnicity and gender in Morocco, and of pregnancy in ...
Artika Praveeta Nath +2 more
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Migration and the epidemiological transition: insights from the Agincourt sub-district of northeast South Africa [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2014 Background: Migration and urbanization are central to sustainable development and health, but data on temporal trends in defined populations are scarce.
Mark A. Collinson +7 more
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Epidemiologic aspects: Lost in transition [PDF]
Epilepsia, 2014 SummaryPopulation‐based studies focusing on the long‐term prognosis of childhood‐onset epilepsy show that despite seizure remission in 70–80% of cases, cognitive, behavioral and psychosocial complications are common and will require management and monitoring in adulthood.
Ettore, Beghi +2 more
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