Promoting Health: Intervention Strategies from Social and Behavioral Research

by National Research Council

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, Americans enjoyed better overall health than at any other time in the nation's history. Rapid advancements in medical technologies, breakthroughs in understanding the genetic underpinnings of health and ill health, improvements in the effectiveness and variety of pharmaceuticals, and other developments in biomedical research have helped develop cures for many illnesses and improve the lives of those with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309071755
• ISBN13: 9780309071758
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 508 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.0"