Chronic Diseases and Health Care

Stephen J. Morewitz

This straightforward volume examines today's health care picture in human and financial terms, 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. Morewitz applies current figures and expert future projections to the often-vague concepts of chronically ill patients and associated spiraling costs of care. Composite case studies put a needed human face on these growing populations and their needs. The book's consistent format and the author's lucid style make it as accessible as it is clinically useful. Up-to-date, real-world coverage for each disease includes: risk factors, including socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, gender, and age, typical disease processes and psychosocial symptoms,...

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