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Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (2nd Edition)

1. 47. Alcohol
   1. Burden of Disease Related to High-Risk Alcohol Use
2. 69. Complementary and Alternative Medicine
   1. Lessons Learned and Implementation
3. 15. Cost–Effectiveness Analysis for Priority Setting
   1. Cost-Effectiveness and Population Impact
   2. Estimating Effectiveness in Health
   3. More and Less Comprehensive Data and Analysis
4. 14. Ethical Issues in Resource Allocation, Research, and New Product Development
5. 10. Gender Differentials in Health
   1. Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions
   2. Research Agenda
   3. Women's Excess Disease Burdens
6. 29. Health Service Interventions for Cancer Control in Developing Countries
   1. Acknowledgments
   2. Applicability of Cost-Effectiveness Studies from Developed to Developing Countries
   3. Burden of Cancer in Developing Countries
   4. Conclusions
   5. Cost-Effectiveness of Cancer Control Interventions
   6. Research Agenda
   7. Types of Interventions for Cancer Control
7. 2. Intervention Cost–Effectiveness: Overview of Main Messages
8. 38. Oral and Craniofacial Diseases and Disorders
   1. Common-Risk-Factor Intervention Programs
   2. Oral Precancer and Cancer
   3. Research and Future Actions
9. 52. Pain Control for People with Cancer and AIDS
   1. Burden of Pain from Cancer and AIDS
   2. Conclusions
   3. Costs and Cost-Effectiveness
   4. Implementation of Strategies to Improve Pain Control
   5. Interventions for Pain Relief
10. 44. Prevention of Chronic Disease by Means of Diet and Lifestyle Changes
    1. Chronic Disease Prevention
    2. Conclusions
11. 5. Science and Technology for Disease Control: Past, Present, and Future
12. 46. Tobacco Addiction
    1. Health Consequences of Smoking
    2. Interventions to Reduce Demand for Tobacco

Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors

1. 4. Comparative Quantification of Mortality and Burden of Disease Attributable to Selected Risk Factors
   1. Burden of Disease Attributable to Multiple Risk Factors
2. 3. The Burden of Disease and Mortality by Condition: Data, Methods, and Results for 2001
   1. Global Burden of Disease in 2001

Priorities in Health

1. 5. Cost–Effective Strategies for Noncommunicable Diseases, Risk Factors, and Behaviors
   1. Cancer
   2. Tobacco Use
2. 3. Cost–Effectiveness Analysis
   1. How Can Policy Makers Use Cost-Effectiveness Analysis?
3. 7. Pillars of the Health System

Chapter Presentations

Chapter 01. Investing in Health

1. Cervical Cancer and Surgically Treatable Conditions: How much health will a million dollars buy?

Chapter 10. Gender Differentials in Health

1. Percentage of DALYs Resulting from Selected Conditions Specific to Women, 2001

Chapter 29. Health Service Interventions for Cancer Control in Developing Countries

1. Number of Deaths and DALYs Lost to Cancer, by Select World Bank Region, 2001 (in thousands)
2. Economic Outcomes of Once-in-a-Lifetime Cervical Cancer Screening Programs in Brazil
3. Economic Outcomes of Once-in-a-Lifetime Cervical Cancer Screening Programs in Madagascar
4. Economic Outcomes of Once-in-a-Lifetime Cervical Cancer Screening Programs in Zimbabwe
5. Number of Deaths and DALYs Lost to Cancer, by Select World Bank Region, 2001 (in thousands)