中国人口的流行病学转变研究

　　Preface
　　List of Figures
　　List of Tables
　　Abbreviations and symbols
　　Chapter One Introduction
　　Significance of the Studey
　　An Overview of Past Work on Mortality Research in the Chinese Population
　　Puropse of the Study
　　Organization of the Book
　　Chapter Two Literature Review:Concept,Components,Determinants and Mechanisms of Epidemiological Transition
　　Chapter Three The Conceptual Framework for the Study
　　Chapter Four Sources and Quality of Data
　　Chapter Five Mortality Measures
　　Chapter Six Time Trends on Mortality Levels and Age and Sex Patterns of Mortality Changes
　　Chapter Seven Changes in Cause-of-Death Structure
　　Chapter Eight Regional Differences in Mortality Levels and Age Mortality Patterns
　　Chapter Nine Regional Differences in Causes of Death
　　Chapter Ten Shifts of Age Distribution of Death From Young to Old
　　Chapter  Eleven Conclusions and Impilcations

　　 　　With an incrasing pmporion ofthe population surviving into adult and elderly age groups．the epidemiological profile ofChinain creasingly reflects the diseases and health problems of adults other than those of children In particular，chronic NOll-communicable diseases，instead of communicable diseases，are becoming more important causes of death As elsewhere this shift in cause-ofdeathstructure has been referrdto as the epidemiological transition．