The health of nations : true causes of sickness and well-being

The health of nations : true causes of sickness and well-being /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sagan, Leonard A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, ©1987.
Subjects:
Public health.
Life expectancy.
Health behavior.
Social medicine.
Public health > United States.
Life expectancy > United States.
Health behavior > United States.
Social medicine > United States.
Health.
Social ecology.
Health
Health Status
Life Expectancy
Social Environment
Social Support
Public Health
Health Behavior
Social Medicine
Public health
Social medicine
Public health > United States
Social medicine > United States
Santé publique.
Espérance de vie.
Habitudes sanitaires.
Médecine sociale.
Santé publique > États-Unis.
Espérance de vie > États-Unis.
Habitudes sanitaires > États-Unis.
Médecine sociale > États-Unis.
Santé.
Écologie sociale.
public health.
health.
human ecology.
Lebenserwartung.
Medizinische Versorgung.
Gesundheitsverhalten.
Life expectancy > Social aspects.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the search for health
  • The rise of modern life expectancy
  • The decline of infectious disease : better environment or better animals?
  • The role of nutrition in the rise of modern life expectancy
  • Medical care : its influence on life expectancy
  • The rise and decline of the modern family
  • Stress, resilience, and the hopelessness-helplessness syndrome
  • Social networks as health support systems
  • Mortality gradients among social classes
  • Education and life expectancy
  • Reflections and proposals.

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