Society, Health and Population During the Demographic Transition

Society, Health and Population During the Demographic Transition PDF Author: Anders Brändström
Publisher: Stockholm, Sweden : Almqvist and Wiksell International
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Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 528

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Book Description
August 18-21, 1986 Umea University hosted an international conference on the theme Society, health and population during the demographic transition. The following sessions were organized: infant, child and maternal mortality; causes of death and classification of diseases; urban disease and mortality; society and medicine; health and nutrition; and changes and patterns in rural mortality. different disciplines in many countries when analyzing the determinants behind the changes in mortality during the demographic transition are reflected in this report volume from the conference. demographic data base, which dataprocesses Swedish parish registration material from the 19th century, is a permanent department at the university. Umea is also a centre for interdisciplinary research on Swedish historical demography."