Status of epidemiology in the who South-East Asia region: Burden of disease, determinants of health and epidemiological research, workforce and training capacity

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 847-860

  Dhillon, Preet K ^a   Jeemon, Panniyammakal ^a,b,c   Arora, Narendra K ^d   Mathur, Prashant ^e   Maskey, Mahesh ^f   Sukirna, Ratna Djuwita ^g   Prabhakaran, Dorairaj ^a,b,h  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF INDIA   (India)

^b CENTRE FOR CHRONIC DISEASE CONTROL   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d International Clinical Epidemiology Network   (India)

^e Indian Council for Medical Research   (India)

^f Nepal Public Health Foundation   (Nepal)

^g UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^h Centre for cArdiometabolic Risk Reduction Strategies (CARRS)   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Research capacity; Social determinants; South East Asia region; Training capacity; Workforce

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE INCIDENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROGENEITY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INJURY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; TRAINING; WORKPLACE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BHUTAN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; INDIA; INDONESIA; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION; KOREA; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALDIVES; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MYANMAR; NEOPLASM; NEPAL; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NURSE; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SRI LANKA; STAFF TRAINING; THAILAND; TIMOR-LESTE; WATER SUPPLY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; ASIA, WESTERN; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 84864506530     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dys046     Document Type: Article

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