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Publisher
National Academies Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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"During the past century the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States have shifted from those related to communicable diseases to those due to chronic diseases. Just as the major causes of morbidity and mortality have changed, so too has the understanding of health and what makes people healthy or ill. Research has documented the importance of the social determinants of health (for example, socioeconomic status and education) that...
59) Governing how we care: contesting community and defining difference in U.S. public health programs
Author
Publisher
Temple University Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English