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Author:

Sommer, Alfred, 1942-

Title:

Getting what we deserve : health and medical care in America / Alfred Sommer.

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xii, 133 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Public health--United States.
Health.
Medical policy--United States.
Health Status--United States.
Health Policy--United States.
Social Medicine--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-125) and index.

Contents:

Genesis : from few to many-in fits and starts -- Disease is the sum of all evils -- Genes : sometimes "destiny," sometimes not -- The complex nature of causality -- The consequences of our own behavior -- Choosing the healthier lifestyle -- From science to policy : the path is anything but linear -- The U.S. health care system -- Who's healthy? Who's not? Why?.

ISBN:

0801893879 (acid-free paper)
9780801893872 (acid-free paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)304078484

LCCN:

2009006039

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

LVOX826 -- Palmer College of Chiropractic (Davenport)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)