| Description |
xiii, 282 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-274) and index. |
| Contents |
The wrong remedy -- Greek gods and American myths -- Humans behaving badly -- Bell curves and bad apples -- Curve shifters -- More is more: accessibility -- Sidewalks and falling children: physical structures -- Playing by the rules: social structures -- It's the real thing: media -- Healthscaping america -- The killer leaf -- Habits of the heart -- To our health? -- When sex is lethal -- Injuries, not accidents -- Unequal afflictions -- Health, policies, and politics. |
| Subject |
Public health.
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Medical care.
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Medicine, Preventive.
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Environmental Health -- United States -- Popular Works. |
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Preventive Medicine -- United States -- Popular Works. |
| Added Author |
Cohen, Deborah (Deborah Ann)
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| ISBN |
0807021164 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101247303 |
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