Year: 1984
Type: article
Abstract: Millions of Americans die prematurely each year from diseases which are preventable. Additional millions needlessly suffer the debilitating consequences of chronic disease. The responsibility for the existence of these conditions cannot be placed solely on deficiencies of our health care delivery system. It is estimated that about four-fifths of the nearly two million annual deaths in this country and more than half of the disability caused by chronic disease are strongly related to detrimental individual behavior and habits of living.1 The cost of treating these chronic diseases is staggering.
Author: J. Mark Eddy
Language: English
Topic: Health, Education, and Aging
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1540741798