OECD Reviews of Public Health: Latvia A Healthier Tomorrow

Latvia sees high rates of obesity, smoking and alcohol consumption. In turn, this results in a high incidence of preventable diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes and many cancers. This puts a burden on a health system which is already operating on a very tight budget as compared to other OECD c...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2020
Series:OECD Reviews of Public Health
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Executive summary
  • Tackling obesity in Latvia
  • Assessments and recommendations
  • Strengthening Latvia's secondary and tertiary prevention policies
  • Foreword
  • Effective use of pharmaceuticals
  • Acronyms and abbreviations
  • The Public Health System in Latvia