Emerging Issues of Health and Mortality in the Asian and Pacific Region
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Published: November 3, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9789211204261
Subjects: Public health & preventive medicine; Social welfare & social services; Medical; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Public Health; Asia; Mortality; Pacific Area; Regional disparities
First sentence: The most striking demographic phenomenon of the twentieth century was a marked decline in mortality rates accompanied by a dramatic rise in life expectancy, specifically among countries in the developed regions of the world.