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Chronic Illness in the United States. Volume I, Prevention of Chronic Illness.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Commission on Chronic Illness, Author.
- Series:
- Commonwealth Fund Publications ; Volume I
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chronic diseases--United States.
- Local Subjects:
- Chronic diseases--United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (338 p.)
- Edition:
- Reprint 2014
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- COMMISSION ON CHRONIC ILLNESS
- Preface
- Introduction
- Contents
- PART I. Prevention: Its Role and Objectives
- Chapter 1. Prevention
- Chapter 2. Promotion of Health
- Chapter 3. Primary Prevention
- Chapter 4. Secondary Prevention through Periodic Health Examinations
- Chapter 5. Secondary Prevention through Screening Examinations
- Chapter 6. Personnel and Education
- Chapter 7. Community Planning for Prevention
- Chapter 8. Conclusions and Recommendations
- PART II. Summaries of Information on Prevention of Selected Chronic Diseases and Contributory Factors
- Chapter 9. Arthritis and Rheumatism
- Chapter 10. Blindness
- Chapter 11. Cancer
- Chapter 12. Cardiovascular Diseases
- Chapter 13. Cerebral Palsy
- Chapter 14. Diabetes Mellitus
- Chapter 15. Epilepsy
- Chapter 16. Impaired Hearing
- Chapter 17. Mental Illness
- Chapter 18. Multiple Sclerosis
- Chapter 19. Poliomyelitis
- Chapter 20. Late Manifestations of Syphilis
- Chapter 21. Tuberculosis Chapter
- Chapter 22. Chronic Disease in Industry
- Chapter 23. Dental Health and Chronic Disease
- Chapter 24. Emotional Factors in Chronic Disease
- Chapter 25. Heredity as a Factor in Chronic Disease
- Chapter 26. Malnutrition and Obesity as Factors in Chronic Disease
- APPENDICES
- Appendix A. Brief History of the Commission on Chronic Illness
- Appendix B. Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
- Appendix C. List of Publications
- Appendix D. Definitions
- Appendix E. Largely Controllable, Partially Controllable, Largely Uncontrolled Chronic Illnesses
- Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)
- ISBN:
- 0-674-49747-3
- OCLC:
- 1011470018
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