How summary measures of population health are affecting health agendas

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 314-

  Van der Maas, Paul J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INCIDENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0038354015     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

References (4)

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3. The world health report 2002: reducing risks, promoting healthy life. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2002.
4. Murray CJL, Solomon JA, Mathers CD, Lopez AD editors. (2002) Summary measures of population health - concepts, ethics, measurement and applications. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2002.