The zombie is clearly the right monster for this glum mood, but it's a little disturbing to think that these nonhuman creatures, with their slack, gaping maws, might be serving as metaphors for actual people — undocumented immigrants, say, or the entire populations of developing nations — whose only offense, in most cases, is that their mouths and bellies demand to be filled.
The notion of selective primary care introduced a new perspective, referring to a package of low-cost technical interventions to tackle the main diseases that afflicted the populations of developing nations [ 8].
NAFLD is a common disease with an estimated prevalence in unselected population of developed nations around 20 30% [ 10].
Informal carers comprise between 10 and 30%% of the population of developed nations [ 5– 7], and perform important social and economic roles [ 8, 9].
Increasing physical activity (PA) levels among the general adult population of developed nations is important for reducing premature mortality and the burdens of preventable illness.
Most importantly, some may go on to make a contribution to the health of developing nations and underserved populations, and thereby make an impact in decreasing health disparities.
Recycling and utilization have become major concerns of developing nations.
Such, I understand, is the destiny of developing nations.
Sickle cell anemia is usually rare (<1 %) in the populations of developed nations [ 34].
And the current demographic shift, in which developed nations have an older average population, whereas those of developed nations are younger, will continue.
