As a consequence, during the 1980s a kind of doomsday scenario ( analogous to similar doomsday extrapolations about energy needs and fossil fuels or about population increases) was projected by health administrators, economists and politicians.

结果，在 1980 年代，一种世界末日论调从医疗官员、经济学家和政治家口中表达了出来，这种论调也曾在确认能源需求或人口增长之类的问题时出现。