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ESTIMATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LIFESTYLE-RELATED FACTORS TO PREVENTABLE DEATH
A WORKSHOP SUMMARY |
| By: |
Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Planning Committee on Estimating the Contributions of Lifestyle-Related |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0309096901 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780309096904 |
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| Publisher: |
NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
2 June, 2005 |
| Pages: |
80 |
| Description: |
Presents the summary of a workshop held by The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Science December 13-14, 2004 to estimate the contributions of lifestyle-related factors to preventable death. |
| Synopsis: |
This report is the summary of a workshop held by The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Science December 13-14, 2004 to estimate the contributions of lifestyle-related factors to preventable death. The summary of this workshop includes presentations from experts in statistical design, epidemiology, quality-of-life measures, communication, and public policy and discussions among the participants. Panels of experts addressed the following topics: methodological issues when estimating the public health burden of lifestyle factors; estimating "attributable risk" in practice; alternative ways of measuring the health burden; and public policy issues. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
National Academies Press |
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