Health status, epidemiological profile and prospects: Eastern Mediterranean Region

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 616-626

  Mandil, Ahmed ^a   Chaaya, Monique ^b   Saab, Dahlia ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Burden of disease; EAstern Mediterranean Region; Epidemiology; Health profile; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

DATA ACQUISITION; DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; MORBIDITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONFLICT; DISABILITY; EASTERN EUROPE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; FUNDING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; INCOME; IRAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PAKISTAN; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL CONFLICT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAINING; VASCULAR DISEASE; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

DISABLED PERSONS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

IRAN; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PAKISTAN;

EID: 84877072804     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt026     Document Type: Article

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