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Edition: 1
Release: 2011-05-30
Publisher: National Academies Press
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 0309221277
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB
Living Well with Chronic Illness pdf
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In the United States, chronic diseases currently account for 70 percent of all deaths, and close to 48 million Americans report a disability related to a chronic condition. Today, about one in four Americans have multiple diseases and the prevalence and burden of chronic disease in the elderly and racial/ethnic minorities are notably disproportionate. Chronic disease has now emerged as a major public health problem and it threatens not only population health, but our social and economic welfare. Living Well with Chronic Disease identifies the population-based public health actions that can help reduce disability and improve functioning and quality of life among individuals who are at risk of developing a chronic disease and those with one or more diseases. The book recommends that all major federally funded programmatic and research initiatives in health include an evaluation on health-related quality of life and functional status. Also, the book recommends increasing support for imple Download Living Well with Chronic Illness for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve
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