Preferred Label : health transition;
MeSH definition : 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);
MeSH synonym : transitions, health; health transitions; transition, health;
MeSH annotation : demogr & epidemiol changes in health picture in a population;
Origin ID : D019456;
UMLS CUI : C0376627;
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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)
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