Chronic Diseases in the year 2005 Scenarios on Chronic Non-Specific Lung Diseases 1990–2005
Aims and approach In order to chart the way for long-tenn policies in the field of public health, the Dutch government needs to have the best possible insight into potential future trends and the problems to which these could give rise. It was with a view to compiling a number of long-range studies...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1993, 1993
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1993 |
| Series: | Future Health Scenarios
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1 For whom is this report intended?
- 1.2 Aims of the research
- 1.3 Delimiting the field: diabetes mellitus, CNSLD and rheumatoid arthritis
- 1.4 CNSLD
- 1.5 Approach adopted
- 2. Current situation and background
- 2.1 Introduction and explanation of concepts use
- 2.2 Current scale of the problem
- 2.3 Comparisons with other countries
- 2.4 Past trends and background to these trends
- 2.5 Future developments
- 3. Delphi-study of future expectations: results of an opinion survey among 30 experts
- 3.1 Brief summary of method used
- 3.2 Results of Delphi-study
- 4. Future health scenarios: possible situations in 2005
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Demographic scenario (I)
- 4.3 Reference scenario (II)
- 4.4 Alternative scenarios (III)
- 4.5 Policy scenarios (IV)
- 4.6 Conclusions
- 5. Conclusions: priority areas for government policy
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Determination of priorities
- 5.3 The formulation of a coherent policy
- 5.4 Improving the provision of information
- 5.5 The importance of scientific research
- 5.6 Conclusion
- 6. References
- Appendices
- 1. Diagnosis and treatment of CNSLD
- 2. Economic aspects of CNSLD
- Annexes:
- 1. Diagnostic criteria for classifying CNSLD by levels of clinical severity
- 2. I.C.D. codes Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and allied conditions (codes 490–496)
- 3. The number of patients with asthma, chronic bronchitis (including emphysema) and CNSLD in 2005 compared with 1990 according to the static model
- 4. Description of three “typical” Dutch CNSLD patients on whom questions were asked in the Delphi questionnaire
- 5. Acknowledgements and composition of Delphi panel
- List of abbreviations