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CIESIN Topic: Human and Environmental Health
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accidents

industrial accidents
injuries
traffic accidents


anatomical parameters

body regions
cardiovascular system
cells
digestive system
embryonic structures
endocrine system
fluids and secretions
hemic and immune systems
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
reproductive system
respiratory system
sense organs
stomatognathic system
tissue types
urogenital system


biotechnology

cloning
genetic engineering


demographic characteristics

age
age structure
education level
ethnicity
gender
marital status
occupation
place of residence
population distribution
population size
religion


disasters

natural disasters


environmental stress

famines
humidity stress
mental health
photosensitivity
respiratory stress
thermal stress
toxic exposures


epidemiologic measurements

disease clusters
incidence
prevalence


hazardous exposures

air pollution
biological exposures
chemical exposures
food contamination
landfills
nuclear exposures
waste sites


health care

clinical care
community health services
health care delivery
health costs
health facilities
institutional care


human diseases

addictive diseases
bacterial diseases
cardiovascular diseases
chronic diseases
communicable diseases
congenital diseases
dermatic diseases
developmental diseases
endocrinic diseases
fungal diseases
gastrointestinal diseases
growth disorders
hepatic diseases
immune diseases
infectious diseases
laryngeal diseases
lymphatic diseases
mental health
metabolic diseases
musculoskeletal diseases
neonatal diseases
neoplastic diseases
neurologic diseases
nutritional diseases
occupational diseases
ocular diseases
otogenic diseases
parasitic diseases
poisoning
renal diseases
reproductive diseases
respiratory diseases
rhinal diseases
sexually transmitted diseases
stomatognathic diseases
thyroid diseases
urinary diseases
urogenital diseases
viral diseases


nutrition and hunger

famines
food distribution
food needs
micronutrients


physiological parameters

adaptation
aging
body constitution
body temperature
cell count
cell physiology
chronobiology
circulatory physiology
digestive physiology
electrophysiology
eye physiology
growth and development
hematology
homeostasis
musculoskeletal physiology
neural physiology
oral physiology
reproduction physiology
respiratory physiology
skin physiology
urogenital physiology


prevention and treatment

community health services
drug therapies
prevention
treatments


reproductive health

birth defects
delivery complications
family planning
fetal death
infertility
labor complications
low birth weight
menstrual irregularities
pregnancy complications
premature menopause
prematurity
prenatal care
small gestational age
spontaneous abortions


vital statistics

abortions
divorce
fertility
fetal death
global population estimates
global population projections
infant mortality
life expectancy
life tables
marriage
migration
morbidity
mortality
national population estimates
national population projections
regional population estimates
regional population projections



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