Epidemiological transition in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies 1953-1992

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 357-365

  Gulliford, M C ^a,b  

^a Cmw Caribbean Med Research Council   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular disorders; Diabetes mellitus; Epidemiological transition; Hypertension; Infant mortality; Ischaemic heart disease; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFANT MORTALITY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE SPECIFIC DEATH RATE; AMERICAS; BIOLOGY; CARIBBEAN; CAUSES OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR EFFECTS; DEATH RATE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASES; HYPERTENSION; INFANT MORTALITY; ISCHEMIA; MORTALITY; MORTALITY DECLINE; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO; VASCULAR DISEASES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOCIAL CHANGE; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL TRANSITION; HYPERTENSION; INFANT MORTALITY; ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY TREND;

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 0029662578     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.2.357     Document Type: Article

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