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Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries (2nd Edition)

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

Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors

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

Priorities in Health

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

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)