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Health Dimensions of Sex and Reproduction: The Global Burden of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV, Maternal Conditions, Perinatal Disorders, and Congenital Anomalies
Health Dimensions of Sex and Reproduction The Global Burden of Sexually Transmitted Diseases HIV Maternal Conditions Perinatal Disorders and Congenital Anomalies Author:Christopher J.L. Murray, Alan D. Lopez From the health risks of sexual activity to those of pregnancy, abortion, and childbirth, reproduction constitutes enormous risks to a woman's health. Ill-health conditions related to sex and reproduction account for 25 percent of the global disease burden in adult women. This volume offers comprehensive data and detailed discussions of the ... more » epidemiologies of three sexually transmitted diseases, HIV, and five specific maternal conditions, as well as those of congenital anomalies and perinatal conditions. Health Dimensions of Sex and Reproduction will serve as a comprehensive reference for epidemiologists, public health specialists, practitioners and advocates of STD and HIV prevention, and reproductive and neonatal health. The Global Burden of Disease and Injury Series details and analyzes global patterns of death and disability, providing a bold, comprehensive examination of the state of the world's health. The series is a project of the Harvard School of Public Health and is distributed by Harvard University Press.« less