Oecd Ageing Related Disease Study Technical Report Medical and Epidemiological Background
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This work has been completed as part of the OECD project on Ageing Related Diseases, for its launch project held in May 1999. This project has received the support of the US National Institute on Aging (IAG Y1-AG-8363-01). The authors thanks all the experts in countries who have provided information on their national information systems. Remaining errors are their sole responsibility. SUMMARY 1. This overview provides summary medical and epidemiological background on selected diseases for the OECD study on cross-national differences in treatments for ageing-related diseases. This report is intended to complement the proposed disease templates.
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