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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Oral rotavirus vaccines: how well will they work where they are needed most?

30 Oct 2009 Rotavirus vaccines hold promise to decrease the burden of severe diarrhea in the poorest countries, where 85% of deaths due to rotavirus occur. However, the potency of live oral vaccines is lower in these challenging settings than in middle- and ... Read more...

"Cholera forcing". The myth of the good epidemic and the coming of good water.

30 Oct 2009 It has been frequently claimed that cholera epidemics, both in the 19th century and today, were and can be the key stimulus for procurement of safe water and sanitation, an idea that I call "cholera forcing." "Technology forcing" refers to ... Read more...

Ageing populations: the challenges ahead.

Oct 2009 If the pace of increase in life expectancy in developed countries over the past two centuries continues through the 21st century, most babies born since 2000 in France, Germany, Italy, the UK, the USA, Canada, Japan, and other countries with long ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Developed Countries'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Oral rotavirus vaccines: how well will they work where they are needed most? 30 Oct 2009
• "Cholera forcing". The myth of the good epidemic and the coming of good water. 30 Oct 2009
• Life expectancy differs by 30 years between richest and poorest countries, report shows. 5 Oct 2009
• Ageing populations: the challenges ahead. Oct 2009
• Dealing with the ethical dimension of dementia care. Oct 2009
• Public health. Rethinking influenza. 30 Sep 2009
• Urgent action needed to defuse HIV treatment timebomb. 29 Sep 2009
• Immigrant tuberculosis: beyond screening and surveillance. 29 Sep 2009
• Biomass-fueled intervention stoves in the developing world: potential and challenges. 29 Sep 2009
• No country for sick men. To judge the content of a nation's character, look no further than its health-care system. 19 Sep 2009
• [Breast cancer irradiation in elderly] 16 Sep 2009
• Health and climate change. 13 Sep 2009
• Global patterns of mortality in young people: a systematic analysis of population health data. 10 Sep 2009
• Mitral stenosis. 7 Sep 2009
• Agriculture. Agricultural research, productivity, and food prices in the long run. 2 Sep 2009
• [Radiation therapy in elderly patients] 31 Aug 2009
• Swine flu vaccine: what is fair? 30 Aug 2009
• Macrophage apoptosis in advanced atherosclerosis. 30 Aug 2009
• Macronutrient supplementation for malnourished HIV-infected adults: a review of the evidence in resource-adequate and resource-constrained settings. 30 Aug 2009
• Use of Global Visual Acuity Data in a time trade-off approach to calculate the cost utility of cataract surgery: methodological issues of cost-utility comparisons. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Developed Countries'

Definition: Countries that have reached a level of economic achievement through an increase of production, per capita income and consumption, and utilization of natural and human resources.

Descriptor UI: D019049

Alternative terms: Developed Countries; Countries, Developed; Country, Developed; Developed Country; Developed Nations; Developed Nation; Nation, Developed; Nations, Developed; Industrialized Nations; Industrialized Nation; Nation, Industrialized; Nations, Industrialized; Industrialized Countries; Countries, Industrialized; Country, Industrialized; Industrialized Country;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: I01.615.500.250;

History Note: 96

Technical Notes: use with caution: follow text of author; do not confuse with DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; IM; specify country or countries if relevant