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Obesity and the Economics of Prevention : Fit not Fat
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ISBN: 1282896601 9786612896606 926408486X 9264063676 Year: 2010 Publisher: Paris : OECD Publishing,

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Before 1980, rates were generally well below 10%. They have since doubled or tripled in many countries, and in almost half of the OECD, 50% or more of the population is overweight.  A key risk factor for numerous chronic diseases, obesity is a major public health concern.    This book contributes to evidence-based policy making by exploring multiple dimensions of the obesity problem. It examines the scale and characteristics of the epidemic, the respective roles and influence of market forces and governments, and the impact of interventions. It outlines an economic approach to the prevention of chronic diseases that provides novel insights relative to a more traditional public health approach.  The analysis was undertaken by the OECD, partly in collaboration with the World Health Organization. The main chapters are complemented by special contributions from health and obesity experts, including Marc Suhrcke, Tim Lobstein, Donald Kenkel and Francesco Branca.  “a valuable set of results and suggestions about the best preventive interventions to reduce the burden of obesity.”   – Julio Frenk, Dean, Harvard School of Public Health   “The positive message of this book is that the obesity epidemic can be successfully addressed.”   – Ala Alwan, Assistant Director-General, World Health Organization   “innovative and well-researched”  – Martin McKee, Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine "A timely, valuable volume on a critical issue.  Highly recommended."-Choice, July 2011        

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Obesity -- Economic aspects. --- Obesity -- Prevention. --- Obesity --- Overnutrition --- Overweight --- Body Weight --- Nutrition Disorders --- Body Size --- Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases --- Signs and Symptoms --- Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms --- Body Weights and Measures --- Diseases --- Body Constitution --- Physical Examination --- Physiological Phenomena --- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures --- Phenomena and Processes --- Diagnosis --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Diagnostic Technics and Procedures --- Technics and Procedures, Diagnostic --- Techniques and Procedures, Diagnostic --- Physiological Concepts --- Physiological Phenomenon --- Physiological Process --- Physiological Processes --- Concept, Physiological --- Concepts, Physiological --- Phenomena, Physiological --- Phenomenas, Physiological --- Phenomenon, Physiological --- Physiological Concept --- Process, Physiological --- Processes, Physiological --- Antemortem Diagnosis --- Diagnoses and Examinations --- Examinations and Diagnoses --- Postmortem Diagnosis --- Antemortem Diagnoses --- Diagnoses --- Diagnoses, Antemortem --- Diagnoses, Postmortem --- Diagnosis, Antemortem --- Diagnosis, Postmortem --- Postmortem Diagnoses --- Disease --- Examination, Physical --- Physical Examinations and Diagnoses --- Examinations, Physical --- Physical Examinations --- Body Constitutions --- Constitution, Body --- Constitutions, Body --- Body Measures --- Body Measure --- Measure, Body --- Measures, Body --- Symptoms and General Pathology --- Symptoms and Signs --- Body Sizes --- Size, Body --- Sizes, Body --- Nutritional Disorders --- Nutrition Disorder --- Nutritional Disorder --- Body Weights --- Weight, Body --- Weights, Body --- Hypernutrition --- methods --- diagnosis --- Sensitivity and Specificity --- Surgical Clearance --- Independent Medical Evaluation --- Anthropometry --- Nutritional Physiological Phenomena --- Hyperphagia --- Obesity Management --- Weight Gain --- Bariatrics --- Physical Exam --- Exam, Physical --- Exams, Physical --- Physical Exams --- Diagnostic Testing --- Testing, Diagnostic --- Diagnose

Genetic Testing : Policy Issues for the New Millennium
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ISBN: 1280034246 9786610034246 9264188576 9264183043 Year: 2001 Publisher: Paris : OECD Publishing,

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Genetic tests are being developed at an impressive rate and a significant number has already reached the market. Substantial involvement of the private sector has led to unprecedented growth in commercial genetic testing services and in trade of such services. This trend is expected to increase as knowledge gained from the mapping of the human genome and of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) is applied to the identification of disease-causing genes and of inherited differences in drug response. The potential socio-economic and ethical impacts are staggering. This report provides a state-of-the art review of advances in genetic testing and of main international policy concerns drawing from the OECD workshop on "Genetic Testing: Policy Issues for the New Millennium", held in Vienna on 23-25 February 2000.

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Human chromosome abnormalities -- Diagnosis -- Congresses. --- Human chromosome abnormalities -- Diagnosis -- Social aspects -- Congresses. --- Human chromosome abnormalities. --- Human chromosome abnormalities --- Public Policy --- Genetic Techniques --- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures --- Genetic Services --- Diagnostic Services --- Health Services --- Social Control Policies --- Preventive Health Services --- Diagnosis --- Investigative Techniques --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services --- Social Control, Formal --- Policy --- Community Health Services --- Social Sciences --- Health Care Economics and Organizations --- Health Care --- Sociology --- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena --- Genetic Testing --- Health Policy --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Pathology --- Genetic Screening --- Predictive Genetic Testing --- Predictive Testing, Genetic --- Testing, Genetic Predisposition --- Genetic Predisposition Testing --- Genetic Predictive Testing --- Genetic Screenings --- Genetic Testing, Predictive --- Predisposition Testing, Genetic --- Screening, Genetic --- Screenings, Genetic --- Testing, Genetic --- Testing, Genetic Predictive --- Testing, Predictive Genetic --- Genetic Predisposition to Disease --- National Health Policy --- Health Policies --- Health Policies, National --- Health Policy, National --- National Health Policies --- Policies, Health --- Policies, National Health --- Policy, Health --- Policy, National Health --- General Social Development and Population --- Community-Based Distribution --- Contraceptive Distribution --- Delivery of Healthcare --- Dental Care Delivery --- Distribution, Non-Clinical --- Distribution, Nonclinical --- Distributional Activities --- Healthcare --- Healthcare Delivery --- Healthcare Systems --- Non-Clinical Distribution --- Nonclinical Distribution --- Delivery of Dental Care --- Health Care Delivery --- Health Care Systems --- Activities, Distributional --- Activity, Distributional --- Care, Health --- Community Based Distribution --- Community-Based Distributions --- Contraceptive Distributions --- Deliveries, Healthcare --- Delivery, Dental Care --- Delivery, Health Care --- Delivery, Healthcare --- Distribution, Community-Based --- Distribution, Contraceptive --- Distribution, Non Clinical --- Distributional Activity --- Distributions, Community-Based --- Distributions, Contraceptive --- Distributions, Non-Clinical --- Distributions, Nonclinical --- Health Care System --- Healthcare Deliveries --- Healthcare System --- Non Clinical Distribution --- Non-Clinical Distributions --- Nonclinical Distributions --- System, Health Care --- System, Healthcare --- Systems, Health Care --- Systems, Healthcare --- Healthcare Economics and Organizations --- Science, Social --- Sciences, Social --- Social Science --- Community Healthcare --- Health Services, Community --- Services, Community Health --- Community Health Care --- Care, Community Health --- Community Health Service --- Community Healthcares --- Health Care, Community --- Health Service, Community --- Healthcare, Community --- Healthcares, Community --- Service, Community Health --- Policies --- Regulation --- Social Control --- Control, Social --- Controls, Social --- Formal Social Control --- Formal Social Controls --- Regulations --- Social Controls --- Healthcare Facilities, Manpower, and Services --- Investigative Technics --- Investigative Technic --- Investigative Technique --- Technic, Investigative --- Technics, Investigative --- Technique, Investigative --- Techniques, Investigative --- Antemortem Diagnosis --- Diagnoses and Examinations --- Examinations and Diagnoses --- Postmortem Diagnosis --- Antemortem Diagnoses --- Diagnoses --- Diagnoses, Antemortem --- Diagnoses, Postmortem --- Diagnosis, Antemortem --- Diagnosis, Postmortem --- Postmortem Diagnoses --- Disease --- Health Services, Preventive --- Preventive Health --- Preventive Health Care --- Preventive Health Programs --- Preventive Programs --- Services, Preventive Health --- Care, Preventive Health --- Health Care, Preventive --- Health Program, Preventive --- Health Programs, Preventive --- Health Service, Preventive --- Health, Preventive --- Preventive Health Program --- Preventive Health Service --- Preventive Program --- Program, Preventive --- Program, Preventive Health --- Programs, Preventive --- Programs, Preventive Health --- Service, Preventive Health --- Control Policies, Social --- Control Policy, Social --- Policies, Social Control --- Policy, Social Control --- Social Control Policy --- Services, Health --- Health Service --- Service, Health --- Services, Diagnostic --- Diagnostic Service --- Service, Diagnostic --- Services, Genetic --- Genetic Service --- Service, Genetic --- Diagnostic Technics and Procedures --- Technics and Procedures, Diagnostic --- Techniques and Procedures, Diagnostic --- Genetic Technic --- Genetic Technics --- Genetic Technique --- Technic, Genetic --- Technics, Genetic --- Technique, Genetic --- Techniques, Genetic --- Genetics --- Migration Policy --- Population Policy --- Social Protection --- Social Policy --- Migration Policies --- Policies, Migration --- Policies, Population --- Policies, Public --- Policies, Social --- Policy, Migration --- Policy, Population --- Policy, Public --- Policy, Social --- Population Policies --- Protection, Social --- Public Policies --- Social Policies --- Human chromosomes --- diagnosis --- methods --- Abnormalities --- Prenatal Diagnosis --- Preimplantation Diagnosis --- Cytogenetic Analysis --- Molecular Diagnostic Techniques --- Databases, Genetic --- Databases, Nucleic Acid --- Genetic Privacy --- Policy Making --- Public Health Administration --- Social Work --- Community Health Planning --- Preventive Medicine --- Preventive Psychiatry --- Primary Prevention --- Genetic Therapy --- Sensitivity and Specificity --- Genetic Counseling --- Genetic Phenomena --- Chromosome abnormalities --- Genetic disorders --- Affirmative Action --- Action, Affirmative --- Genetic Testing. --- Health Policy. --- Europe. --- Healthcare Policy --- Healthcare Policies --- Policy, Healthcare --- Northern Europe --- Southern Europe --- Western Europe --- Genetic Tests --- Health Care Policies --- Care Policies, Health --- Health Care Policy --- Policies, Health Care --- Policies, Healthcare --- Policy, Health Care

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