Friday, December 14, 2012

Global Disease Patterns Described in New Report

Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.  Coordinated by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation.  Published in The Lancet.  December 13, 2012.  Online access to The Lancet is free with registration.

This is the first systematic and comprehensive assessment of data on disease, injuries, and risk since 1990.

The report is summarized by The New York Times article:   Life Expectancy Rises Around the World, Study Finds.  December 13, 2012

No comments:

Post a Comment