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Author Sommer, Alfred, 1942-

Title Getting what we deserve [electronic resource] : health and medical care in America / Alfred Sommer.

Imprint Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xii, 133 p. : ill., maps.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-125) and index.
Contents Genesis : from few to many-in fits and starts -- Disease is the sum of all evils -- Genes : sometimes "destiny," sometimes not -- The complex nature of causality -- The consequences of our own behavior -- Choosing the healthier lifestyle -- From science to policy : the path is anything but linear -- The U.S. health care system -- Who's healthy? Who's not? Why?.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Public health -- United States.
Health.
Medical policy -- United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780801893872 (acid-free paper)
0801893879 (acid-free paper)

 
    
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