| Document ID (ISN) | 102740 |
| CIS number |
03-1646 |
| ISBN(s) |
83-904896-1-9 |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Jędrychowski W., Vena J., Maugeri U. |
| Title |
Challenges to epidemiology in changing Europe - Proceedings of the conference - Krakow, July 2-3, 1999 |
| Bibliographic information |
Polish Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Dept. of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Medical School, Jagiellonian University, 7 Kopernika street, 31034 Krakow, Poland, 1999. 248p. Illus. Bibl.ref. |
| Abstract |
Proceedings of a conference on epidemiology in Europe held in Cracow, Poland, 2-3 July 1999. Main topics covered: health and environment trends in the 1990s; increase of asthma worldwide; epidemiology of cancer in Europe; infectious diseases in Poland; mesothelioma in Europe; incidence of malignancies caused by arsenic in populations exposed to high arsenic-containing coal combustion products; incidence of type-1 diabetes in age groups 0-10 and 15-29 in Cracow; future chronic diseases; multidisciplinary research; current and future trends in epidemiology; challenges for epidemiologists in Europe; linkage between epidemiology and health policy; evidence-based primary prevention. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Poland; Europe; health hazards; environment; epidemiology |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
mesothelioma; epidemiological aspects; diabetes mellitus; arsenic; chronic forms; neoplasms; asthma; cancer; research; conference; infectious diseases |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Poland |
| Subject(s) |
Medicine, hygiene and first aid
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Epidemiology
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
|
