Geography A-Level
Epidemiological transition
What Epidemiological transition means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Epidemiological transition
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A model describing a shift from high mortality caused by infectious diseases to lower mortality but higher morbidity from non-communicable, degenerative diseases as nations develop.
Topics that use Epidemiological transition
- Environment, health and well-being (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Development
- Global health management
- Health and well-being
- Human-environment interaction
- Morbidity
- Socio-economic determinants of health
- Spatial distribution
- Vector ecology and climate
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