Chile : the adult health policy challenge

The social and economic transformation of the last several decades have led to profound demographic and epidemiological changes in many developing countries. Increases in the importance of non-communicable diseases and injuries affecting primarily adults and the elderly pose new disease control chal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Márquez, Patricio
Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1995
Series:A World bank country study
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505 |a Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Currency and equivalents, abbreviations and acronyms -- Country data sheet -- Executive summary -- Resumen ejecutivo -- 1. Overview of the chilean health system -- 2. Demographic and health transition -- 3. The burden of disease in Chile -- 4. The risk factors -- 5. Future health trends in Chile -- 6. Implications for health care costs -- 7. Controlling non-communicable conditions -- 8. Managing health technology in Chile -- 9. Cost containment strategies -- 10. Summary of policy issues and recommendations -- Annexes -- Map -- List of tables -- List of boxes -- List of figures. 
520 |a The social and economic transformation of the last several decades have led to profound demographic and epidemiological changes in many developing countries. Increases in the importance of non-communicable diseases and injuries affecting primarily adults and the elderly pose new disease control challenges for health systems that must simultaneously address problems of infectious diseases. This study of adult health in Chile analyzes recent and projected demographic and epidemiological trends and their implications for health care expenditures and intervention programs, including strategies for managing medical technology and containing the escalation of health care costs. 
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