Chronic Illness in the United States. / Volume I, : Chronic Illness in the United States, Volume I: Prevention of Chronic Illness.

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• VerfasserIn: Commission on Chronic Illness,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1957
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Reprint 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Commonwealth Fund Publications ; 138
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (338 p.)
• Other title: 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674497474; 9783110353488; 9783110353518; 9783110442212
• DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674497474
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph