Alex Kalache

Datos Biográficos

ID6224990
NOMBREAlex Kalache
NOMBRESAlex
APELLIDOKalache
FIRMAKALACHE A
AFILIACIONESLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS7
TOTAL DE CITAS12
TOTAL COMO AUTOR7
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1990
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2015
ÍNDICE H1

  • Global health security

    Open AccessDavid L Heymann, Lincoln Chen et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2015

    The Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa was unprecedented in both its scale and impact. Out of this human calamity has come renewed attention to global health security--its definition, meaning, and the practical implications for programmes and policy. For example, how does a government begin to strengthen its core public health capacities, as demanded by the International Health Regulations? What counts as a global health security concern…

  • Promoting healthy aging in cities

    Open AccessIngrid M Keller, Ingrid Keller et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cross-Cultural…1997Referencias: 3

  • Stroke

    Open AccessAlex Kalache, Isabella AboderinARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning1995Citada por: 1

    Stroke is a major global health problem. It is a major cause of mortality, morbidity and disability in developed and increasingly in less developed countries. Worldwide, it is the leading cause of healthy years lost in late adulthood, and evidence indicates that the burden of stroke, particularly in terms of morbidity and disability, will almost certainly increase in the foreseeable future. This review aims to generate a better understanding of t…

  • Ten best readings in … ageing in developing countries

    Open AccessAlex KalacheARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning1993

    Journal Article Ten best readings in ... ageing in developing countries Get access Alex Kalache Alex Kalache Senior Research Fellow HPSU PHP London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineKeppel Street, London WCIE 7HT, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Health Policy and Planning, Volume 8, Issue 4, December 1993, Pages 425–427, https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/8.4.425 Published: 01 December 1993

  • Significance and management of disability among urban elderly residents in Brazil

    Open AccessLuiz Roberto Ramos, Monica Rodrigues Perracini et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cross-Cultural…1993Citada por: 11Referencias: 12

  • Ageing in developing countries

    Open AccessAlex KalacheARTICLECritical Public Health1991

    The author presents data supporting the hypothesis that demographic aging is a global phenomenon and that developing countries are aging rapidly. The stages of the process are outlined and the factors causing this trend are discussed. Implications for health and social services are described and projections to the year 2025 are made. Data are from official and other published sources. (ANNOTATION)

  • Risk factors for breast cancer, with special reference to developing countries

    Open AccessAlex KalacheARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning1990

    For the past twenty years breast cancer has been the most common female malignancy in the world, and by the 1990s more than half the cases will occur in developing countries. The overall incidence rates for breast cancer have risen globally and some countries have experienced very sharp increases in the last two decades. Mortality rates for breast cancer have also shown increases over the last 40 years in virtually all countries. This review summ…