Title:	Applied Demography and Public Health
Authors:	Nazrul Hoque Mary A. McGehee Benjamin S. Bradshaw
Keywords:	Public Health
Issue Date:	2013
Publisher:	Springer
Description:	This volume on health demography brings together important topical subjects and useful fi ndings and materials in a single source. Moreover, the book is international. For important topical ideas, we have, for example, two chapters that deal with the determinants and consequences of obesity, respectively. Other topical chapters deal with aging and health care expenditures in the Indian state of Kerala, maternal health in post-war Liberia, density of retail alcohol outlets and crime in the U.S., racial disparities in infant mortality in the U.S., blood pressure control and diabetes in Bangladesh, and retirement and mortality. These discussions and others on important topical subjects are found in this book. We also fi nd new methodological insights inside this volume. What are the pros and cons of using biological markers, for example? Is the Lee-Carter Method for forecasting mortality applicable to health services planning in Brazil? How can one reliably estimate valid survival and mortality rates from successive cross-sectional surveys? What is the effect of different cancer screening policies and practices in the U.S. and Europe on cancer incidence and mortality? Importantly, general methodological issues involved in the study of again , health, and mortality are also discussed. These are examples of the coverage of methodological issues of high interest to health demographers and others. Substantive fi ndings of high interest are found throughout this book. In addition to the ones already mentioned, they include obstetric morbidity in India, the relationship of neighborhood resources and adolescent health and risk behaviors in the U.S., health life expectancy in a district of Bangladesh, and the effects of maternal health status and early childbearing on infants and their health. Last, but not least, this book directly and indirectly provides valuable information on a wide range of data sets, including, among others, the WHO study of global aging and the UK household longitudinal survey. When combined with the international fl avor, methodological insights, and substantive fi ndings, knowledge of these data sets should serve to spur new studies and insights. Take your time and be prepared to take notes to keep track of the ideas you get while reading this wonderful book.
URI:	http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/51325
ISBN:	978-94-007-6140-7
Appears in Collections:	Population Studies

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