Article on Colombia should have been more objective

According to a 1997 United Nations report, Colombia's human development index (which measures personal income, life expectancy, health, and educational standards) ranks 51st among the indices of the 175 developed and underdeveloped nations. 2 Colombia's index (0.848) is well above the aver...

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Published in:BMJ 1999-06, Vol.318 (7197), p.1557-1557
Main Author: De Calle-Lombana, Humberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colombia
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Health Services Accessibility
Health Status Indicators
Humans
Letters
Life expectancy
Prejudice
Public Health
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Summary:According to a 1997 United Nations report, Colombia's human development index (which measures personal income, life expectancy, health, and educational standards) ranks 51st among the indices of the 175 developed and underdeveloped nations. 2 Colombia's index (0.848) is well above the average for developing countries and close to the average for industrialised ones (0.907). A supposedly scientific view of the drugs issue does not bear much weight without an equally rigorous consideration of consumption and without recognition of the shared responsibility of producers and consumers.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.318.7197.1557