Applications of Environmental Epidemiology in Addressing Public Health Challenges in East Asia

While communicable diseases still plague the less developed nations of East Asia, noncommunicable diseases are predominant in the more developed nations and are also making their presence in the developing nations. Besides being threatened by environmental pollution from its rapid pace of urbanizati...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2015-01, Vol.2015, p.462426-2
Main Authors: Su, Shih-Bin, Hashim, Jamal H., Yan, Chong-huai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arsenic
Asbestos
Dementia - epidemiology
Disease
Environment
Epidemiology
Far East - epidemiology
Food
Food Supply
Health promotion
Humans
Management
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Older people
Public Health
Risk Management
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Summary:While communicable diseases still plague the less developed nations of East Asia, noncommunicable diseases are predominant in the more developed nations and are also making their presence in the developing nations. Besides being threatened by environmental pollution from its rapid pace of urbanization and industrialization, it is also an area prone to natural disasters like volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons, droughts, and floods. [...]not only human lives are at stake, but also the ecosystems, natural resources, and properties.
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2015/462426