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Vital signs : the deadly costs of health inequality /
Nature is no longer the leading cause of death; society is. This makes health care one of the most important political issues today. This book looks at the reasons behind the declining condition of our bodies, as governments across the world choose to neglect the health of the majority of their citi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, UK :
Pluto Press,
2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Nature is no longer the leading cause of death; society is. This makes health care one of the most important political issues today. This book looks at the reasons behind the declining condition of our bodies, as governments across the world choose to neglect the health of the majority of their citizens. Using hard data taken from service users, Lee Humber constructs a sharp analysis that gets to the heart of inequality in health care today, showing that 'wealthy means healthy'. Life expectancy for many in the UK and US is worse than it was 100 years ago, and more and more communities across the world can expect shorter and less healthy lives than their parents. Humber also suggests radical strategies for tackling this degenerative situation, providing a compelling vision for how we can shape our health and that of future generations.-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 162 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781786804242 1786804247 9781786804259 1786804255 9781786804266 1786804263 0745338348 9780745338347 0745338321 9780745338323 |