U.S. health in international perspective : shorter lives, poorer health

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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Corporate Authors: National Academies (U.S.). Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries, supporting host (supporting host), Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, supporting host
Other Authors: Woolf, Steven H., editor (editor), Aron, Laudan Y., editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press [2013]
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Public health > United States.
Medical care > United States.
Health attitudes > United States.
Environmental health > United States.
Health > Social aspects > United States.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009622097806719
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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.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (421 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780309264150

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