Disease Prevention: The Challenge of the Future |
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... problems . In the landmark report , “ A New Perspective on the Health of Canadians , " principal causes of death were measured in terms of years of life lost as calculated against the average life expectancy of age 70.14 In Canada ...
... problems . In the landmark report , “ A New Perspective on the Health of Canadians , " principal causes of death were measured in terms of years of life lost as calculated against the average life expectancy of age 70.14 In Canada ...
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... problems in Canada , the USA and other industrialized countries are very significant : e.g. , the risk of smoking for cardiovascular diseases and cancer , the many damaging effects ... health in the future is not cancer , not cardiovascular ...
... problems in Canada , the USA and other industrialized countries are very significant : e.g. , the risk of smoking for cardiovascular diseases and cancer , the many damaging effects ... health in the future is not cancer , not cardiovascular ...
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... problems similar to those of less developed countries . Public health measures in developing countries could ease the burden of illness enormously . There are about a billion people who cannot safely drink or wash with water . Hundreds ...
... problems similar to those of less developed countries . Public health measures in developing countries could ease the burden of illness enormously . There are about a billion people who cannot safely drink or wash with water . Hundreds ...
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... problems of developing countries . A hopeful sign is that the World Health Organization has established collaborating networks of laboratories around the world to address such massive health problems of the developing countries as human ...
... problems of developing countries . A hopeful sign is that the World Health Organization has established collaborating networks of laboratories around the world to address such massive health problems of the developing countries as human ...
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... problems which are so burdensome for most of the less developed countries . This involves biomedical and behavioral sciences , in international collaborative efforts . Some promising lines of inquiry deserve consideration here . The ...
... problems which are so burdensome for most of the less developed countries . This involves biomedical and behavioral sciences , in international collaborative efforts . Some promising lines of inquiry deserve consideration here . The ...
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