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Priorities in Health

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  • Dean T. Jamison
  • Joel G. Breman
  • Anthony R. Measham
  • George Alleyne
  • Mariam Claeson
  • David B. Evans
  • Prabhat Jha
  • Anne Mills
  • Philip Musgrove

Abstract

This companion guide to Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, second edition, speeds the diffusion of life-saving knowledge by distilling the contents of the larger volume into an easily read format. Readers will get an overview of the messages and analysis in Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, second edition; be alerted to the scope of major diseases; learn strategies to improve policies and choices to implement cost-effective interventions; and locate chapters of immediate interest.

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  • Dean T. Jamison & Joel G. Breman & Anthony R. Measham & George Alleyne & Mariam Claeson & David B. Evans & Prabhat Jha & Anne Mills & Philip Musgrove, 2006. "Priorities in Health," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 7045.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:wbpubs:7045
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    1. Dean Jamison & Prabhat Jha & David E. Bloom, 2008. "Disease Control," PGDA Working Papers 3508, Program on the Global Demography of Aging.
    2. Alexander Bischoff & Tetanye Ekoe & Nicolas Perone & Slim Slama & Louis Loutan, 2009. "Chronic Disease Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: Whose Business Is It?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 6(8), pages 1-13, August.
    3. Szlezák, Nicole A & Bloom, Barry R. & Jamison, Dean T. & Keusch, Gerald T. & Clark, William C. & Moon, Suerie & Michaud, Catherine M., 2010. "The Global Health System: Actors, Norms, and Expectations in Transition," Scholarly Articles 5341871, Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
    4. Liu, Gordon G. & Dow, William H. & Fu, Alex Z. & Akin, John & Lance, Peter, 2008. "Income productivity in China: On the role of health," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 27(1), pages 27-44, January.
    5. James G Kahn & Nicholas Muraguri & Brian Harris & Eric Lugada & Thomas Clasen & Mark Grabowsky & Jonathan Mermin & Shahnaaz Shariff, 2012. "Integrated HIV Testing, Malaria, and Diarrhea Prevention Campaign in Kenya: Modeled Health Impact and Cost-Effectiveness," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(2), pages 1-9, February.
    6. Samuel Shillcutt & Damian Walker & Catherine Goodman & Anne Mills, 2009. "Cost Effectiveness in Low- and Middle-Income Countries," PharmacoEconomics, Springer, vol. 27(11), pages 903-917, November.
    7. Aunger, Robert & Schmidt, Wolf-Peter & Ranpura, Ashish & Coombes, Yolande & Maina, Peninnah Mukiri & Matiko, Carol Nkatha & Curtis, Valerie, 2010. "Three kinds of psychological determinants for hand-washing behaviour in Kenya," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 70(3), pages 383-391, February.
    8. Charles Kenny, 2009. "There's more to life than money: Exploring the levels|growth paradox in income and health," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 21(1), pages 24-41.
    9. Eduardo Simoes & Sergio Mariotti & Alessandra Rossi & Alicia Heim & Felipe Lobello & Ali Mokdad & Emanuele Scafato, 2012. "The Italian health surveillance (SiVeAS) prioritization approach to reduce chronic disease risk factors," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 57(4), pages 719-733, August.
    10. Charles H King & Anne-Marie Bertino, 2008. "Asymmetries of Poverty: Why Global Burden of Disease Valuations Underestimate the Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases," PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Public Library of Science, vol. 2(3), pages 1-10, March.

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