Resumen de Public health in transition.
Looks at public health in developing countries as of September 1, 2005. Details of demographic, economic, and epidemiological changes occurring in developing countries; Impact of improved medical care, including access to vaccines and medication, on public health; Impact of chronic diseases on world health; View that public health issues in developing and developed countries are increasingly similar; Use of data on chronic diseases in the formation of international public health policies; Importance of preventive medicine to world health; Recommendations for key world health priorities. INSETS: CROSSROADS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH;CHANGING PATTERNS OF GLOBAL HEALTH;NO PLACE TO HIDE;EIGHT CRITICAL STEPS
