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Title Health dimensions of sex and reproduction : the global burden of sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, maternal conditions, perinatal disorders, and congenital anomalies / edited by Christopher J.L. Murray, Alan D. Lopez
Published Cambridge, Ma. : Harvard School of Public Health, 1998

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 MELB  614.5 Mur/Hdo  AVAILABLE
Description xxiv, 552 pages ; 24 cm
Series Global burden of disease and injury series ; v. 3
Global burden of disease and injury series ; v. 3
Contents Global Burden of Disease and Injury Series Foreword / Ralph H. Henderson -- Global Burden of Disease and Injury Series Foreword / Dean T. Jamison -- Foreword / Adrienne Germain -- Foreword / Tomris Turmen -- Ch. 1. Quantifying the health risks of sex and reproduction: Implications of alternative definitions / Christopher J. L. Murray and Alan D. Lopez -- Ch. 2. Sexually transmitted diseases / Jane Rowley and Seth Berkley -- Ch. 3. Maternal mortality overview / Carla AbouZahr -- Ch. 4. Antepartum and postpartum haemorrhage / Carla AbouZahr -- Ch. 5. Puerperal sepsis and other puerperal infections / Carla AbouZahr, Elisabeth Ahman and Richard Guidotti -- Ch. 6. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy / Carla AbouZahr and Richard Guidotti -- Ch. 7. Prolonged and obstructed labour / Carla AbouZahr -- Ch. 8. Unsafe abortion and ectopic pregnancy / Carla AbouZahr and Elisabeth Ahman -- Ch. 9. HIV and AIDS / Daniel Low-Beer, Rand Stoneburner and Thierry Mertens [et al.]
Ch. 10. Low birth weight / Kenji Shibuya and Christopher J. L. Murray -- Ch. 11. Birth asphyxia / Kenji Shibuya and Christopher J. L. Murray -- Ch. 12. Congenital anomalies / Kenji Shibuya and Christopher J. L. Murray -- Ch. 13. Unsafe sex as a risk factor / Seth Berkley
Notes Map on inside front lining papers
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Pregnancy -- Complications -- Epidemiology.
Sexually transmitted diseases -- Epidemiology.
HIV infections -- Epidemiology.
Abnormalities, Human -- Epidemiology.
Childbirth -- Complications -- Epidemiology.
World health -- Statistics.
Author Lopez, Alan D.
Murray, Christopher J. L.
World Health Organization.
World Bank.
LC no. 98030156
ISBN 0674383354