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Health : a concern for every American / Hannah Nordhaus

By: Contributor(s): Series: Information Plus reference series | The Information series on current topicsPublication details: Detroit, Mich. : Gale Group, 2001Edition: 2001 edDescription: ix, 168 p. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0787653950
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.10973 NOR
Contents:
Preface. - Acknowledgements. - Ch. 1. Indicators of the Nation's Health Standards. - Ch. 2. The increasing cost of health care. - Ch. 3. International comparisons of health care. - Ch. 4. Insurance - those with and those without. - Ch. 5. Doctors, nurses, dentists, and other health care professionals. - Ch. 6. Health care institutions. - Ch. 7. Chronic disease : couses, treatment, and prevention. - Ch. 8. Degenerative diseases. - Ch. 9. Genetic diseases. - Ch. 10. Infectious diseases. - Ch. 11. Mental health. - Ch. 12. Health promotion and disease prevention. - Ch. 13. Public opinion about health care. - Important names and addresses. - Resources. - Index.
Summary: This book presents the latest information available on the U.S. health care system and the health of those who are served by it. Trends in the cost of health care over time are examined, as are trends in the quality of care received by those of different races or income levels. The nature of the most serious health problems facing American today are explored. - Preface
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Preface. - Acknowledgements. - Ch. 1. Indicators of the Nation's Health Standards. - Ch. 2. The increasing cost of health care. - Ch. 3. International comparisons of health care. - Ch. 4. Insurance - those with and those without. - Ch. 5. Doctors, nurses, dentists, and other health care professionals. - Ch. 6. Health care institutions. - Ch. 7. Chronic disease : couses, treatment, and prevention. - Ch. 8. Degenerative diseases. - Ch. 9. Genetic diseases. - Ch. 10. Infectious diseases. - Ch. 11. Mental health. - Ch. 12. Health promotion and disease prevention. - Ch. 13. Public opinion about health care. - Important names and addresses. - Resources. - Index.

This book presents the latest information available on the U.S. health care system and the health of those who are served by it. Trends in the cost of health care over time are examined, as are trends in the quality of care received by those of different races or income levels. The nature of the most serious health problems facing American today are explored. - Preface