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110 2 $aWorld Health Organization.
245 14 $aThe world health report 2002 :$breducing risks, promoting healthy life /$cWorld Health Organization.
246 30 $aReducing risks, promoting healthy life
260 $aGeneva :$bWorld Health Organization,$cc2002.
300 $axxi, 248 p. :$bill. ;$c26 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aMessage from the Director-General -- Overview -- ch. 1. Protecting the people -- ch. 2. Defining and assessing risks to health -- ch. 3. Perceiving risks -- ch. 4. Quantifying selected major risks to health -- ch. 5. Some strategies to reduce risk -- ch. 6. Strengthening risk prevention policies -- ch. 7. Preventing risks and taking action -- Statistical annex -- List of member states by WHO region and mortality stratum.
530 $aAlso available via the World Wide Web.
520 $aThe report describes the amount of disease, disability and death in the world today that can be attributed to a selected number of the most important risks to human health and also calculates how much of this present burden could be avoided in the next couple of decades if the same risk factors were reduced. It shows how some of those possible reductions can be achieved in a range of cost-effective ways--P. xiii.
650 0 $aWorld health.
650 0 $aQuality of life.
650 0 $aMedical care, Cost of.
650 0 $aMedical policy.
650 0 $aMedical care$xNeeds assessment.
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