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

Published by Harvard University Press 1957

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

Part of the multi-volume work Chronic Illness in the United States

Volume 138 in the series Commonwealth Fund Publications

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674497474

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
COMMISSION ON CHRONIC ILLNESS Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xv
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xxi
PART I. Prevention: Its Role and Objectives
Chapter 1. Prevention Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Chapter 2. Promotion of Health Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
Chapter 3. Primary Prevention Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
Chapter 4. Secondary Prevention through Periodic Health Examinations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	28
Chapter 5. Secondary Prevention through Screening Examinations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Chapter 6. Personnel and Education Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
Chapter 7. Community Planning for Prevention Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
Chapter 8. Conclusions and Recommendations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
PART II. Summaries of Information on Prevention of Selected Chronic Diseases and Contributory Factors
Chapter 9. Arthritis and Rheumatism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Chapter 10. Blindness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	120
Chapter 11. Cancer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	126
Chapter 12. Cardiovascular Diseases Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
Chapter 13. Cerebral Palsy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Chapter 14. Diabetes Mellitus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
Chapter 15. Epilepsy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
Chapter 16. Impaired Hearing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
Chapter 17. Mental Illness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Chapter 18. Multiple Sclerosis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Chapter 19. Poliomyelitis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Chapter 20. Late Manifestations of Syphilis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Chapter 21. Tuberculosis Chapter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	222
Chapter 22. Chronic Disease in Industry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
Chapter 23. Dental Health and Chronic Disease Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	236
Chapter 24. Emotional Factors in Chronic Disease Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
Chapter 25. Heredity as a Factor in Chronic Disease Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Chapter 26. Malnutrition and Obesity as Factors in Chronic Disease Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
APPENDICES
Appendix A. Brief History of the Commission on Chronic Illness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Appendix B. Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	312
Appendix C. List of Publications Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	318
Appendix D. Definitions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	320
Appendix E. Largely Controllable, Partially Controllable, Largely Uncontrolled Chronic Illnesses Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	322
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1957
Edition: Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 22
- Main content: 338
Illustrations
- Tables: 8
Keywords: Chronic diseases -- United States.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674497474

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1957
ISBN: 9780674497467