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

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries, National Research Council (U.S.) Committee on Population, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
Other Authors: Woolf, Steven H. (Editor), Aron, Laudan Y. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. The National Academies Press [2013], 2013
Subjects:
United States
Social Environment
Health Status Disparities
Attitude To Health
Public Health
Delivery Of Health Care
Online Access:
Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • 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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