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Chronic Diseases and Health Care
Stephen J. Morewitz
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Description for Chronic Diseases and Health Care
hardcover. Examines the health care picture, focusing on the three leading causes of death in America - cardiovascular disease/stroke, diabetes, and cancer - and four debilitating conditions that confound both patients and professionals - arthritis, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, and low back pain. This book is intended for health care administrators. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 714.
CHRONIC DISEASES AND HEALTH CARE: New Patterns of Diabetes, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Fibromyalgia, Low Back Pain, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer. Twenty-?ve million Americans are victims of chronic disease, and approximately two-thirds of all deaths each year are due to cardiovascular disease (including stroke), cancer, and diabetes. This book evaluates new trends in epidemiology, health care costs, risk factors, treatment and rehabilitation outcomes, stress and coping strategies, social support, disability, patient education, and self-management for seven prevalent chronic diseases. Case studies from a clinical psychologist’s private practice and the research literature are used to clarify the issues underlying chronic diseases and health ... Read more
CHRONIC DISEASES AND HEALTH CARE: New Patterns of Diabetes, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Fibromyalgia, Low Back Pain, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer. Twenty-?ve million Americans are victims of chronic disease, and approximately two-thirds of all deaths each year are due to cardiovascular disease (including stroke), cancer, and diabetes. This book evaluates new trends in epidemiology, health care costs, risk factors, treatment and rehabilitation outcomes, stress and coping strategies, social support, disability, patient education, and self-management for seven prevalent chronic diseases. Case studies from a clinical psychologist’s private practice and the research literature are used to clarify the issues underlying chronic diseases and health ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387287782
SKU
V9780387287782
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Reviews for Chronic Diseases and Health Care
FROM THE REVIEWS: "Nearly 25 million Americans are living with chronic diseases, resulting in reduced quality of life for those patients and their families and billions in health care costs. Morewitz examines this situation closely to find new patterns of health care." SciTech Book News, September 1, 2006. "The author gives readers a frame ... Read more