Epidemiological transition in Latin America. A comparison of four countries;Transición epidemiológica en América Latina: Comparación de cuatro países

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 719-727

  Albala B, Cecilia ^a   Vio Del R, Fernando ^a   Yáñez, Mabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chronic diseases; Demography; Epidemiology; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSES OF DEATH--CHANGES; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS; GUATEMALA; HEALTH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS; STUDIES; URBAN SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBANIZATION; URUGUAY; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

AMERICAS; CAUSES OF DEATH--CHANGES; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILE; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS; GUATEMALA; HEALTH; LATIN AMERICA; MEXICO; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AMERICA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STUDIES; URBAN SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBANIZATION; URUGUAY;

CHILE; DEMOGRAPHY; GUATEMALA; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; MEXICO; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URUGUAY;

EID: 0031151784     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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