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    Trends in morbidity and mortality for priority health areas

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    Richard


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    Join date : 2009-10-22

    Trends in morbidity and mortality for priority health areas Empty Trends in morbidity and mortality for priority health areas

    Post  Richard Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:29 pm

    CVD
    + morbidity (ageing population and obesity), - mortality (awareness and medical technology)

    CANCER
    Skin
    - morbidity (awareness, protection measures), + mortality (depleting ozone, deaths now from people who got it decade(s) ago)

    Breast
    + morbidity (more people getting checked, a little bit because of ageing population, contraversial whether the pill is a contributing factor), - mortality (awareness, early detection and treatment)

    Lung
    male
    - morbidity, - mortality

    female
    + morbidity, + mortality

    Respiratory Disease
    All (except asthma)
    - morbidity, + mortality

    asthma
    + morbidity, - mortality

    Diabetes
    + morbidity, slight + mortality

    Injury
    - morbidity, - mortality

    Mental Health Problems and Illnesses
    + morbidity, + morality
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    Richard


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    Trends in morbidity and mortality for priority health areas Empty Re: Trends in morbidity and mortality for priority health areas

    Post  Richard Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:40 pm

    only one im not sure about is respiratory actually...
    cause just found that lung cancer, COPD and asthma all have mortality coming down

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