Title U.S. health in international perspective : shorter lives, poorer health / Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries, Steven H. Woolf and Laudan Aron, editors ; Committee on Population Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Publication Info.	Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, [2013]
	©2013

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Description	1 online resource (420 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Contents	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.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject	Public health -- United States.
	Public health.
	United States.
	Medical care -- United States.
	Medical care.
	Health attitudes -- United States.
	Health attitudes.
	Environmental health -- United States.
	Environmental health.
	Health -- Social aspects -- United States.
	Health -- Social aspects.
	Public Health.
	Delivery of Health Care.
	Attitude to Health.
	Environmental Health.
	Psychology, Social.
	United States.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Subject	Medical care.
Added Author	Woolf, Steven H., editor.
	Aron, Laudan Y., editor.
	National Academies (U.S.). Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries, supporting host.
	Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, supporting host.
Other Form:	Print version: U.S. health in international perspective : shorter lives, poorer health. Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, [2013] xxv, 394 pages ; 23 cm 9780309268134 (DLC) 10863795 (OCoLC)832425056
ISBN	9780309264150 (electronic book)
	0309264154 (electronic book)
	9780309264143 (paperback)
	0309264146 (paperback)
	9780309268134

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