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8 The Epidemiological Transition in Africa: Are There Lessons from Asia?
Pages 17-18

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... There are also clear differences in the rates of specific cancers: Indians experience more oral and lip cancers than lung cancers, for example, whereas lung cancer is a leading cause of death among Chinese adults. The growing preponderance of NCDs is a consequence of various factors, not the least of which is the rapid decline in fertility over the past several decades in many Asian nations.
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... further develop typical age patterns of mortality using longitudinal data from the INDEPTH network of demographic surveillance sites throughout Africa and South Asia; (2) build an easy-to-use system of model life tables based on the identified age patterns; and (3)
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