Trends of premature mortality of major cancers in Putuo District, Shanghai from 2004 to 2016
ObjectiveTo understand the premature mortality of the most common cancers in the residents in Putuo District, Shanghai for the goal to decrease the probability of premature cancer mortality.MethodsLife table was used to calculate crude and age ...
CHEN Jun +4 more
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PREMATURE MORTALITY AND POVERTY MEASUREMENT [PDF]
ABSTRACTThere is a glaring paradox in all commonly used measures of poverty. The death of a poor person, because of poverty, reduces poverty according to these measures. This surely violates our basic intuitions of how poverty measures should behave.
Kanbur, Ravi, Mukherjee, Diganta
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Spatial Distribution of PM2.5‐Related Premature Mortality in China
PM2.5 is a major component of air pollution in China and has a serious threat to public health. It is very important to quantify spatial characteristics of the health effects caused by outdoor PM2.5 exposure.
Sheng Zheng +4 more
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Zoning and Identifying the Affecting Factors in Premature Death Registration [PDF]
Background. Different types of death among people indicates both the extent to which people use different types of health care and the growth and development of a society. Premature mortality imposes a heavy burden on society in terms of health, economy,
Ehsan Iravani +3 more
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Assessing premature mortality in Serbia: Insights from the Median Age of Years of Life Lost [PDF]
Premature mortality, defined as death occurring before a predetermined chronological age, is a significant public health challenge in Serbia, compounded by an aging population, high rates of non-communicable diseases, and healthcare system challenges ...
Marko Galjak
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Adult non-communicable disease mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a major global issue, as other categories of mortality have diminished and life expectancy has increased.
Adjei, A +58 more
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Regional variation of premature mortality in Ontario, Canada: a spatial analysis
Background Premature mortality is a meaningful indicator of both population health and health system performance, which varies by geography in Ontario.
Emmalin Buajitti +6 more
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Geographic disparity in premature mortality in Ontario, 1992–1996
Background Standardized mortality ratios are used to identify geographic areas with higher or lower mortality than expected. This article examines geographic disparity in premature mortality in Ontario, Canada, at three geographic levels of population ...
Torrance-Rynard Vicki L +5 more
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Population assessment of future trajectories in coronary heart disease mortality. [PDF]
Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality rates have been decreasing in Iceland since the 1980s, largely reflecting improvements in cardiovascular risk factors. The purpose of this study was to predict future CHD mortality in Iceland based on
A Aspelund +36 more
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Inequalities in premature mortality in Britain: observational study from 1921 to 2007 [PDF]
Objective To report on the extent of inequality in premature mortality as measured between geographical areas in Britain. Design Observational study of routinely collected mortality data and public records.
Dorling, D., Smith, G.D., Thomas, B.
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