Applied demography and public health in the 21st century. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: M. Nazrul Hoque, Beverly Pecotte, Mary A. McGehee, editors.
• Editors: Hoque, Nazrul; Pecotte, Beverly; McGehee, Mary A
• Contents: Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1 Introduction; Introduction; Overview of the Sections and Chapters; Part I: Mortality and Morbidity Trends in Developed Countries; Part II: Mortality and Morbidity in Developing Countries; References; Mortality and Morbidity Trends in Developed Countries; 2 Are Americans Getting Sicker? An Analysis of Emerging Morbidity Trends; Background: A Century of Health Status Improvement; Growing Evidence of Declining Health Status; Challenges in Assessing Morbidity Trends; Population Base; Measuring Morbidity; Data Availability; Case-Finding; Coverage. Questionnaire Content Timeframe; Determining Trend Direction; Research Plan; The Findings; Global Indicators; Aggregate Indicators; Disease-Specific Indicators; Cross-National Comparisons; Discussion; References; 3 Reproductive Health Policy Variability Among the States Over Time: Implications of the Affordable Care Act of 2010 for Health Researchers; Introduction; Contraception in the United States; 19th to 20th Century; The Third Millennium; Abortion in the United States; Methodology to Develop Tools for Researchers; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References. 4 The Impact of Personality Change on Health Among a Diverse Sample of Older Americans: Findings from the Health and Retirement Study introduction; Personality and Health; Changes in Personality; Does Race Matter?; Potential Differences in Item Responses by Race/Ethnicity; Data and Methodology; Results; Discussion; References; 5 Does Social Engagement Predict Frailty and Mortality in the Older Population?; Introduction; Methods; Study Design; Measurement of Frailty; Measures of Social Engagement; Covariates; Statistical Analysis; Results; Discussion; References. 6 Predictors of Exceptional Longevity: Gender Differences in Effects of Early-Life and Midlife Conditions Introduction; Data Collection; Results; Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; 7 Maternal Morbidity and Mortality: Exploring Racial/Ethnic Differences Using New Data from Birth and Death Certificates; Introduction; Methods; Race and Hispanic Origin; Maternal Morbidity Data from Birth Certificates; Maternal Mortality Data from Death Certificates; Computation of Rates; Multivariate Analysis; Significance Testing; Results; Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Numbers and Rates. Maternal Morbidity Multivariate Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; 8 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Infant Mortality, 1990-2004: Low Birth Weight, Maternal Complications and Other Causes; Introduction; Racial and Ethnic Differences in Infant Mortality Rates; Racial and Ethnic Differences in Cause-Specific Infant Mortality; Data and Method; Data; Measures; Analytic Models; Results; Sample Characteristics by Year; Overall and Cause-Specific Infant Mortality Risk by Maternal Race and Ethnicity; Multivariate Results; Conclusions; Discussion; Acknowledgments; References.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 421 pages), illustrations (some color), maps
• Subjects: 300; Social sciences; Demography -- Statistical methods; Public health -- Research -- Methodology; Medical care -- Developing countries; Medical care -- United States; Public health; Population; Demography; Statistics; Public Health Surveillance; Vital Statistics; Health Status Disparities; Demography; Sociological Factors; Demography -- Statistical methods; Medical care; Population; Public health; Public health -- Research -- Methodology; Medical -- Public Health; Social Science -- Statistics; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Social Policy; Public health & preventive medicine; Social research & statistics; Political economy; Social Science -- Demography; Population & demography; Social Sciences; Demography; Public Health; Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law; Population Economics; Developing countries; United States; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319436883; 3319436880
• Related ISBNs: 3319436864; 9783319436869
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 5, 2018).
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