Marie-Hélène Lussier
Robert Bourbeau
Robert Choinière

http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol18/19/

doi:10.4054/DemRes.2008.18.19

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Abstract

After studying the epidemiologic transition’s situation in Canada, it is determined that the delimitation of temporal stages within the epidemiologic transition as put forward by Omran (1971, 1998), Olshansky and Ault (1986), Rogers and Hackenberg (1987) and Olshansky et al. (1998) does not suit the Canadian evolution. Many of the researchers’ postulates on the epidemiologic transition were not confirmed, which leads us to assert that, since 1958, the epidemiologic transition is best described as an evolution process rather than specific stages confined within time limits.

Author's affiliation
Marie-Hélène Lussier
Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, United States of America
Robert Bourbeau
Université de Montréal, Canada
Robert Choinière
Institut National de santé publique du Québec, Canada

Keywords
Canada, causes of death, chronic diseases, epidemiologic transition, mortality, new variants of the theory

Word count (Main text)
7208

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