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Physiological aging in India: The role of the epidemiological transition. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One, 2023
We construct a cohort-based frailty index from age-related health deficits to investigate physiological aging in India over the period 1990-2019. During this period, the Indian states underwent at different speeds the epidemiological transition and ...
Krenz A, Strulik H.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Updating the epidemiological transition model. [PDF]

open access: yesEpidemiol Infect, 2018
The main feature of the epidemiological transition is a shift in the recorded causes of death from infectious diseases to other morbid conditions. This paper outlines modifications made to Omran's original model and stages of transition, and suggests ...
Mercer AJ.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Demographic, epidemiological, and health transitions: are they relevant to population health patterns in Africa? [PDF]

open access: yesGlobal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Health achieving societies: Past discourses, present predilections, and possible future contradictions

open access: yesJournal of Public Health and Primary Care, 2021
Economic growth is not an essential prelude to better health as some countries like Sri Lanka and the Indian state of Kerala have shown. Progressive social policies and investments in the social sector have helped some of these countries in the past ...
Shaffi Fazaludeen Koya   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nutrition transition in India. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this review is to examine the demographic and nutrition transition in India in relation to its contribution to the emerging epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases in this country.
Shetty, Prakash S, Prakash S Shetty
core   +1 more source

Aging and the epidemiological transition.

open access: yes, 2023
We construct a cohort-based frailty index from age-related health deficits to investigate physiological aging in India over the period 1990-2019. During this period, the Indian states underwent at different speeds the epidemiological transition and ...
Holger Strulik (477781)   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Epidemiological transition and the dual burden of communicable and noncommunicable diseases in Zimbabwe

open access: yesInternational Journal of Noncommunicable Diseases, 2021
Background: The epidemiological transition model, coined by Abdel Omran in 1971, building on the demographic transition theory developed by Frank Notestein in 1945, has been largely credited for describing epidemiological situations both globally and ...
Prosper Nyabani
doaj   +1 more source

Sero-Epidemiological Study of Varicella in the Italian General Population [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
The aim of this study was to analyze the seroprevalence of varicella in Italy and to evaluate the impact of varicella vaccination, which has been mandatory for newborns since 2017.
null, null   +31 more
core   +1 more source

Undernutrition and Overnutrition Burden for Diseases in Developing Countries: The Role of Oxidative Stress Biomarkers to Assess Disease Risk and Interventional Strategies

open access: yesAntioxidants, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Using Blood-Informative Transcripts in Geographical Genomics: Impact of Lifestyle on Gene Expression in Fijians

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +1 more source

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