NEW WHO PUBLICATION: SUMMARY MEASURES OF POPULATION HEALTH
WHO has published "Summary Measures of Population Health: Concepts,
Ethics, Measurement and Applications," a new document that addresses a
wide array of critical issues regarding the measurement of population
health using comprehensive indices combining information on mortality
and ill-health. The various uses of such summary measures of population
health are described, and the appropriate measurement framework and
specific ethical and social value choices are discussed and debated.
Copies of this book can be ordered from:
Marketing and Dissemination -World Health Organization
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1211 Geneva 27 - Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 791 2476
Fax: +41 22 791 4857
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