U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health

by Institute of Medicine, National Research Council, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, et al.

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The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0309264146

ISBN13:9780309264143

Release Date:April 2013

Publisher:National Academies Press

Length:420 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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