GLOBAL HEALTH RISKS: Mortality and burden of disease attributable to selected major risks doc

... the rate of doctor diagnosed eczema was 13% for all ages in 2001: The burden of disease attributable to environmental pollution 11 4.3 Burden of allergic disease attributable to environment ... could be doubled to give a more realistic estimate of the burden of asthma exacerbations attributable to environmental factors. The burden of disea...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 10:20

... Factors to Mortality and Burden of Disease, by Region 255 Table 4.4 Individual and Joint Contributions of Risk Factors to 10 Leading Diseases and Total Burden of Disease 256 Table 4.5 Individual and ... Contributions of Risk Factors to Mortality and Burden of Disease from Site-Specific Cancers 260 Table 4.6 Individual and Joint Contributions of Ris...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 12:20

... 2 The burden of disease in major cities will vary due to factors such as the amount of fossil fuel used, weather, underlying disease rates, and population size and density. Burden of disease ... risk factor by a specified amount. 2. A determination of the size of the population groups exposed to PM10 and PM2.5, and the type of health effect of inter...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 16:20

... the health and the lives of urban slum dwellers – one of the key targets of MDG-7. The underlying message of this study is that both the health sector and non -health sector actors can, and need, ... of disease attributable to the environment varied widely across different disease conditions. Globally, an estimated 24% of the disease burden (healthy life ye...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 12:20

... characteristics and sexual health related attitudes and practices of men having sex with men in central and southern Malawi P.R.T. NTATA 1 , A.S. MUULA 2* and S. SIZIYA 3 1 Department of Sociology, ... conducted in central and southern Malawi in order to understand their socio-demographic characteristics, sexual behaviours, and perceptions about condentiality and stig...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 21:20

... effects of tobacco use on health. 23,25 Physical activity is associated to lower mortality risk and promotes the prevention and control of most chronic diseases. 4,25 Excess consumption of alcohol ... risk of several diseases and is associated with increased risk of injuries and violence. 19,25 On the other hand, moderate alcohol consumption may have a positi...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... 1 g.l -1 bactopeptone. After sterilization, a drop of the culture to be tested is added and any residual bacteria will turn the bactopeptone solution turbid. The collection of algal strains ... contamination during handling and poor temperature regulation. To reduce risks, two series of stocks are often retained, one which supplies the starter cultures for the production...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 00:15

... energy content of cysts: may be too low to build up sufficient levels of glycerol to enable breaking and hatching, as a consequence of, for example, improper processing and/ or storage (see 4.2.1.3.), ... the predator. Decapsulation of cysts does not lead to ascorbic sulfate hydrolysis. Resorption and biological activity of AAS in the predator’s tissue is still subject...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 00:15

... when only one person handled the standard enrichment procedure instead of different people; (n-3) HUFA varying from 15 to 28% or 22 to 68 mg.g -1 DW and 16 to 30% or 32 to 64 mg.g -1 DW, respectively. ... up to PL 8 in 200 l tanks on diets consisting of only algae (mixture of Chaetoceros and Tetraselmis) or the algae substitute Topal (INVE Aquaculture NV, Belgium), or...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 00:15

... values of NI for the side and middle solenoid coils were obtained to be 12950 and 8250 respectively. Based on these parameters, the total length of the conductor was calculated. A copper con- ductor ... principle of adiabatic invariance for mirror reflection, and high magnetic field mode of operation to successfully generate and confine plasma. 2. Design of the electromagne...

Ngày tải lên: 22/12/2013, 08:58