TY - BOOK AU - Woolf,Steven H. AU - Aron,Laudan Y. ED - National Academies (U.S.). ED - Institute of Medicine (U.S.). TI - U.S. health in international perspective: shorter lives, poorer health SN - 9780309264143 AV - RA445 U84 2013 KW - Public health KW - United States KW - Medical care KW - Health attitudes KW - Environmental health KW - Health KW - Social aspects KW - Attitude to Health KW - Delivery of Health Care KW - Environmental Health KW - Psychology, Social KW - Public Health Administration N1 - 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; HKBU library; YT2025 M09 N2 - 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 ER -