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health transition  

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  • An extension of the theory of epidemiological transition arguing that we have now moved into a fourth stage of the relationship between modern societies and disease. These changes relate to changes in life expectancy, with male life expectancy catching up with females; the reduction of some degenerative diseases; and a greater postulated role for lifestyle factors as the source of disease. [Source: The Sage Dictionary of Health and Society; Health Transition]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/health_transition

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