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1 Online-Ressource (xv, 403 pages)
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Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0813140420
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0813135869
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0813135877
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128012394X
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9780813140421
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9780813135861
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9780813135878
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9781280123948
Inhalt:
Appalachians have been characterized as a population with numerous disparities in health and limited access to medical services and infrastructures, leading to inaccurate generalizations that inhibit their healthcare progress. Appalachians face significant challenges in obtaining effective care, and the public lacks information about both their healthcare needs and about the resources communities have developed to meet those needs. In Appalachian Health and Well-Being, editors Robert L. Ludke and Phillip J. Obermiller bring together leading researchers and practitioners to provide a much-neede
Inhalt:
Genetic contributions to health / Melanie F. Myers and Carol S. Baugh -- Health and the physical environment / Michael S. Hendryx -- The quest for an Appalachian health lifestyle / Evelyn A. Knight -- Health care systems / Joel A. Halverson [and others] -- The heart of Appalachia / Ann L. McCracken and E. Kelly Firesheets -- Diabetes and its management / Sharon A. Denham -- Obesity and food insecurity / Jennifer Chubinski and Mark A. Carrozza -- Cancer-related disparities / James L. Fisher [and others] -- Chronic kidney disease : a hidden illness / Barbara B. Weaner and Rebecca J. Schmidt -- Trauma / Levi D. Procter [and others] -- Mental health / Susan E. Keefe and Lisa Curtin -- Substance abuse / Michael S. Dunn, Bruce A. Behringer, and Kristine Harper Bowers -- Oral health / Daniel W. McNeil, Richard J. Crout, and Mary L. Marazita -- Identifying Appalachians outside the region / Robert L. Ludke [and others] -- The health status and health determinants of urban Appalachian adults and children / Robert L. Ludke, Phillip J. Obermiller, and Ronnie D. Horner -- Community-based participatory health research in an urban Appalachian neighborhood / M. Kathryn Brown
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-366) and index
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Ludke, Robert L Appalachian Health and Well-Being Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2012 ISBN 9780813135861
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