Public health in Kosovo after five difficult years of independence
Abstract: Kosovo is undergoing a rapid process of transformation to an independent state, which was formally proclaimed in 2008, after almost a decade under United Nations administration. Regarding the health status, five years after independence, compared with other European countries, post-war transitional Kosovo is still characterized by higher mortality rates including traditional public health problems pertinent to infant mortality and maternal deaths. In parallel, however, Kosovo is undergoing a rapid process of epidemiological transition characterized by an aging trend which is inevitably coupled with high cardiovascular and cancer mortality and morbidity along with an excess mortality in external causes of death and injuries among the adult population. Adoption of the new Health Law in December 2012 by the Kosovo Assembly aims the transition from centralized health care system established under emergency conditions of the post-war period towards a contemporary modern health care syst.... https://www.seejph.com/index.php/seejph/article/view/1776
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Public health in Kosovo after five difficult years of independence ; day:02 ; month:12 ; year:2015
South eastern european journal of public health ; (02.12.2015)
- Creator
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Naim Jerliu
Naser Ramadani
Iris Mone
Helmut Brand
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10.4119/seejph-1776
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020070114153162827343
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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- Naim Jerliu
- Naser Ramadani
- Iris Mone
- Helmut Brand
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Request for the retraction of the manuscript “Public health in Kosovo after five difficult years of independence” (Review article). SEEJPH 2013 by authors Jerliu N, Ramadani N, Mone I, Brand H
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