Annals of epidemiology
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Annals of epidemiology · May 2004
Descriptive epidemiology of health problems in Vaslui district, Romania.
To describe the characteristics of morbidity in one district of Romania and to identify specific priority areas for preventive measures or further research. ⋯ The results suggest a number of prevention priorities amongst Vaslui residents such as respiratory diseases especially in children less than 1 year of age and adults over 65 years, chronic cardiovascular diseases in adults or digestive diseases in the whole population. This work can be used as a starting point for other observational studies on health information systems as well as on broader determinants of health within this community.