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Applied Demography and Public Health in the 21st Century
Title
Applied Demography and Public Health in the 21st Century [electronic resource] / edited by M. Nazrul Hoque, Beverly Pecotte, Mary A. McGehee.
ISBN
9783319436883
Publication
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Physical Description
XIII, 421 p. 49 illus : online resource.
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Summary
This book demonstrates different statistical techniques for analyzing health-related data as well as providing new techniques for forecasting and/or projecting the incidence of diseases/disorders. It presents information on a variety of health related issues from the developed and developing world. Featuring cutting edge research from distinguished applied demographers and public health specialists, the book bridges the gap between theory and research. Each chapter provides methods and materials that can be used to conduct further research aimed at promoting public health issues. This book is intended for public health professionals, health policy makers, social epidemiologists, administrators, researchers, and students in the fields of applied demography and public health who are interested in exploring the potential of ground-breaking research or who want to further develop their existing research techniques. It complements another volume in the Applied Demography Series, Applied Demography and Public Health (Springer, 2013), which describes how applied demographic techniques can be used to help address public health issues.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 01, 2016
Series
Applied Demography Series, 8
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: M. Nazrul Hoque, Beverly Pecotte, and Mary A. McGehee
Section I: Mortality and Morbidity Trends in Developed Countries: Chapter 2: Are Americans Getting Sicker? An Analysis of Emerging Morbidity Trends: Richard K. Thomas
Chapter 3: Reproductive Health Policy Variability among the States over Time: Implications of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 for Health Researchers: Monica Gaughan and Georgia Michlig
Chapter 4: The Impact of Personality Change on Health among a Diverse Sample of Older Americans: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study: Latrica E. Best
Chapter 5: Does social engagement predict frailty and mortality in the older population?: Yumiko Kamiya and Rose Anne Kenny
Chapter 6: Predictors of Exceptional Longevity: Gender Differences in Effects of Early-Life and Middle Conditions: Leonid A. Gavrilov and Natalia S. Gavrilova
Chapter 7: Maternal Morbidity and Mortality: Exploring Racial/Ethnic Differences using New Data from Birth and Death Certificates: Sally C. Curtin and Donna L. Hoyert
Chapter 8: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Infant Mortality, 1990 to 2004:Low Birth Weight, Maternal Complications and Other Causes: Ginny Garcia and Hyeyoung Woo
Chapter 9: Black-White Mortality Differentials at Old-Age: New Evidence from the National Longitudinal Mortality Study: Duygu Başaran Şahin and Frank W. Heiland
Chapter 10: Healthcare Utilization as a source of Health Disparities among U. S. Male Immigrants: Jen’nan Ghazal Read and E. Paige Borelli
Chapter 11: Activity Limitation Disparities by Sexual Minority Status, Gender, and Union Status: Russell Spiker, Corinne Reczek, and Hui Liu
Chapter 12: The relationship between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and preschool obesity: Susan L. Alvertt and Erin K. Fletcher
Chapter 13: Prevalence and Elimination of Childhood Lead Poisoning in Illinois, 1996-2012: Frida D. Fokum, Mohammed Shahidullah, Emile Jorgensen, and Helen Binns
Chapter 14: A Demographic Analysis of the Health Care Status of Children from LGBT Household: Zelma Tuthill
Section II: Mortality and Morbidity in Developing Countries: Chapter 15: Implications of Age Structural Transition and Longevity Improvement on Healthcare Spending in India: Preeti Dhillon and Laishram Ladusing
Chapter 16: Impact of Scale-up of Maternal and Delivery Care on Reductions in Neonatal Mortality in USAID MCH Priority Countries, 2000-2010: Rebecca Winter, Thomsa Pullum, Lia Florey, and Steve Hodgins
Chapter 17: HIV/AIDS: A Survey of Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behavior in Post War Liberia: Komanduri S. Murty
Chapter 18: Effects of Childhood and Current Socioeconomic Status on Health among Older adults in low and middle-income Countries: An analysis of WHO-SAGE data: Y.Selvamani, P.Arokiasamy and Uttamacharya
Chapter 19: Effects of Selected Socio-demographic Variables on Fertility among Diabetic Patients in Bangladesh: Md. Obaidur Rahman, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Clyde McNeil and M. Korban Ali
Chapter 20: Behavioral or Biological: Taking a closer Look at the Relationship between HIV and Fertility: Mahmud, Ayesha S. Mahmud
Chapter 21: Global patterns of multimorbidity: a comparison of 28 countries using the World Health Surveys: Sara Afshar, Paul J Roderick, Paul Kowal, Borislav D Dimitrov, and Allan G Hill
Chapter 22: Does father's education make a difference on child mortality? Result from Benin DHS data using conditional logit discrete-time model: Fortuné Sossa , Mira Johri, and Thomas LeGrand. .
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