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There is increasing recognition that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an important international and development issue globally, undermining health gains and imposing financial and economic costs on governments and households. NCDs are an important health challenge in the Pacific. First,...
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the global epidemic in non-communicable diseases (NCDs), HiAP offers a potential approach and a pathway to secure …
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India - based on two household surveys, examines socio-economic and demographic aspects influencing fertility and population … growth such as income, education, woman worker labour force participation, land ownership, family status, caste, mortality …
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, India - summarizes current mortality, fertility, migration, family size and household characteristics; examines bivariate … (children mortality, fertility, family planning, etc.); presents multivariate models of demographic behaviour and causes of …
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among children in India, that gender bias in mortality is larger in Sub‐Saharan Africa than in China and India, and that … apply a new ‘flow’ measure of ‘missing women’ to estimate the extent of gender bias in mortality in developing countries …. Contrary to the existing literature, they find that the problem of gender bias in mortality is as severe among adults as it is …
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The Sample Registration System (SRS) in India is the largest demographic survey in the world covering about 1.5 million … households and 7.3 million population. It has continued to be the main source of information on fertility and mortality …
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A discussion about the declining sex ratio in India is given. The various reasons for declining sex ratio are outlined. …
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one point and draw out implications from it for actionable policies to reduce child mortality. The one point is: â …
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This study—examining the effects of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) on Medicare and Medicaid expenditures, use of nursing home services, and mortality—was conducted as part of the Center of Excellence on Disability Research project. PACE plans provide...
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