U.S. health in international perspective : shorter lives, poorer health /
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 facto...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
The National Academies Press,
2013
Washington, District of Columbia : [2013] Washington, District of Columbia : [2013] |
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| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (420 pages) : illustrations 1 online resource (xxv, 394 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0309264154 0309268133 9780309264150 (e-book) 9780309264150 9780309268134 |
| Access: | Access restricted by licensing agreement License restrictions may limit access |