Spatial Differences in Life Expectancy and Cause of Death Structure in Russia

Sergei A. Vassin, Institute for Forecasting the National Economy,

Russian Academy of Science

Regional Focus

Epidemiological Transitions in the Former Socialist Economies: Divergent Patterns of Mortality and Causes of Death

Christopher J.L. Murray, Harvard University

José Luis Bobadilla, The World Bank

Quality of Data

Mortality Levels and Quality of Data

Kenneth H. Hill, The Johns Hopkins University

Cause of Death Patterns (Focus on Infant and Child Mortality) and Quality of Data

Victoria Velkoff, Center for International Research, U.S. Bureau of the Census

Cause of Death Patterns (Focus on Adult Mortality) and Quality of Data

Harry M. Rosenberg, National Center for Health Statistics

Friday, September 9, 1994

Health Statistics and the Substantiation of Priority Problems in Countries of the CIS

Yuri M. Komorov, Director, Research Public Health Institute,

MedSocEconomInform, Ministry of Health of Russia

Discussant: Focus on Regional Differences

Murray Feshbach, Georgetown University

Injuries in the Newly Independent States: Mandate for Prevention

Timothy D. Baker and Paul H. Grundy, The Johns Hopkins University

School of Public Health

Discussant: Focus on Injury Issues

Phillip Graitcer, Emory University