"Health Transition" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Demographic and epidemiologic changes that have occurred in the last five decades in many developing countries and that are characterized by major growth in the number and proportion of middle-aged and elderly persons and in the frequency of the diseases that occur in these age groups. The health transition is the result of efforts to improve maternal and child health via primary care and outreach services and such efforts have been responsible for a decrease in the birth rate; reduced maternal mortality; improved preventive services; reduced infant mortality, and the increased life expectancy that defines the transition. (From Ann Intern Med 1992 Mar 15;116(6):499-504)
| Descriptor ID |
D019456
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.240.600.400 N01.224.625.400 N06.850.505.400.700.400 N06.850.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Transition- Health Transition
- Health Transitions
- Transition, Health
- Transitions, Health
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| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Transition" by people in Profiles.
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Salt Use Behaviours of Ghanaians and South Africans: A Comparative Study of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices. Nutrients. 2017 Aug 28; 9(9).
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The Evolving Demographic and Health Transition in Four Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Evidence from Four Sites in the INDEPTH Network of Longitudinal Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems. PLoS One. 2016; 11(6):e0157281.
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Predictors of health care use by adults 50 years and over in a rural South African setting. Glob Health Action. 2014; 7:24771.
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Height-for-age z scores increase despite increasing height deficits among children in 5 developing countries. Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Sep; 100(3):821-5.
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Migration and the epidemiological transition: insights from the Agincourt sub-district of northeast South Africa. Glob Health Action. 2014; 7:23514.
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Population health in South Africa: dynamics over the past two decades. J Public Health Policy. 2011; 32 Suppl 1:S30-6.
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Achieving the health Millennium Development Goals for South Africa: challenges and priorities. Lancet. 2009 Sep 19; 374(9694):1023-1031.
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The burden of non-communicable diseases in South Africa. Lancet. 2009 Sep 12; 374(9693):934-47.