Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Illness

by Robert L. Kane, Reinhard Priester, Reinhard Priester JD, et al.

Book Overview

Chronic conditions such as arthritis, heart disease, and Parkinson disease are the principal cause of all sickness and death in the United States and represent the vast majority of health care expenditures. Although we now live in a world dominated by chronic conditions, health care is still organized around a commitment to treating acute illnesses.

Meeting the Challenge of Chronic Illness examines current deficiencies in chronic illness...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801882095
• ISBN13: 9780801882098
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.2"