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Title U.S. health in international perspective : shorter lives, poorer health / Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries, Steven H. Woolf and Laudan Aron, editors ; Committee on Population Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Publication Info. Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, [2013]
2013

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Description 1 online resource (420 pages) : illustrations
text rdacontent
computer rdamedia
online resource rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
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.
Note Description based on print version record.
Subject Public health -- United States.
Medical care -- United States.
Health attitudes -- United States.
Environmental health -- United States.
Health -- Social aspects -- United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Woolf, Steven H., editor.
Aron, Laudan Y., editor.
National Academies (U.S.). Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries, supporting host.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, supporting host.
Other Form: Print version: U.S. health in international perspective : shorter lives, poorer health. Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, [2013] xxv, 394 pages ; 23 cm 9780309268134 (OCoLC)ocn832425056 (DLC)10863795
ISBN 9780309264143 (pbk.)
0309264146 (pbk.)
9780309268134
9780309264150 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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