| Main Title |
U.S. health in international perspective : shorter lives, poorer health / |
| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
The National Academies Press, |
| Year Published |
2013 |
| OCLC Number |
832425056 |
| ISBN |
9780309264143; 0309264146 |
| Subjects |
Health Status Disparities ;
Delivery of Health Care ;
Attitude to Health ;
Social Environment ;
Public Health ;
United States ;
Public health--United States ;
Medical care--United States ;
Health attitudes--United States ;
Environmental health--United States ;
Health--Social aspects--United States
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ELBM |
RA445.U17 2013 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
11/16/2016 |
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| Collation |
xxv, 394 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Documenting the U.S. Health disadvantage -- Shorter lives -- Poorer health throughout life -- Explaining the U.S. Health disadvantage -- Framing the question -- Public health and medical care systems -- Individual behaviors -- Social factors -- Physical and social environmental factors -- Policies and social values -- Future directions for understanding the U.S. Health disadvantage -- Research agenda -- Next steps. Introduction -- Documenting the U.S. Health disadvantage -- Shorter lives -- Poorer health throughout life -- Explaining the U.S. Health disadvantage -- Framing the question -- Public health and medical care systems -- Individual behaviors -- Social factors -- Physical and social environmental factors -- Policies and social values -- Future directions for understanding the U.S. Health disadvantage -- Research agenda -- Next steps. |
