In the last decades the demographics of most Western countries have undergone a deep transformation, which has caused a steady increase in degenerative chronic diseases and has made maintaining health and social support by the welfare system difficult. This paper aims to present a set of indicators pertaining to the health status of the Italian population and to the national economic and social systems, as an aid to a better interpretation of the cancer burden impact and of its future tendencies.
Vercelli, M., Quaglia, A., Lillini, R. (2013). Useful indicators to interpret the cancer burden in Italy. TUMORI, 99(3), 425-438 [10.1700/1334.14808].
Useful indicators to interpret the cancer burden in Italy
LILLINI, ROBERTOUltimo
2013
Abstract
In the last decades the demographics of most Western countries have undergone a deep transformation, which has caused a steady increase in degenerative chronic diseases and has made maintaining health and social support by the welfare system difficult. This paper aims to present a set of indicators pertaining to the health status of the Italian population and to the national economic and social systems, as an aid to a better interpretation of the cancer burden impact and of its future tendencies.
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