Getting what we deserve : health and medical care in America /

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John Hopkins School of Medicine professor Alfred Sommer evaluates the health care system in the United States, discussing cost, the pharmaceutical industry, life span, newly developed treatments, how it compares to the systems of other countries, and related topics.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sommer, Alfred, 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Public health > United States.
Health.
Medical policy > United States.
Medical policy.
Public health.
Social medicine.
Health Status
Health Policy
Public Health
Social Medicine
Health
Santé publique > États-Unis.
Santé.
Politique sanitaire > États-Unis.
Politique sanitaire.
Santé publique.
Médecine sociale.
health.
public health.
Social medicine
Medical policy
Public health
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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?

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