In Sickness and In Health: Disease and Disability in Contemporary America
Author:   Richard K. Thomas
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Volume:   6
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9781493934218


Pages:   213
Publication Date:   19 December 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Richard K. Thomas
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Volume:   6
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   4.616kg
ISBN:  

9781493934218


ISBN 10:   149393421
Pages:   213
Publication Date:   19 December 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction to Morbidity: Defining the Concepts.- Importance of Measuring Morbidity.- Issues in Measuring Morbidity.- Morbidity Measures.- History of Morbidity Measurement.- Generating Morbidity Data.- Sources of Morbidity Data.- Morbidity Estimates and Projections.- Assessment of Data Options.- Prospects for the Future.

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In Sickness and In Health provides detailed, well-exampled information on an immediately relevant subject, morbidity. ... The text is clear without getting bogged down in jargon, and if terms are unclear, readers can consult the brief glossary that provides succinct definitions. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners. (J. P. Bourgeois, Choice, Vol. 53 (12), September, 2016)


“In Sickness and In Health provides detailed, well-exampled information on an immediately relevant subject, morbidity. … The text is clear without getting bogged down in jargon, and if terms are unclear, readers can consult the brief glossary that provides succinct definitions. … Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners.” (J. P. Bourgeois, Choice, Vol. 53 (12), September, 2016)


Author Information

Richard K. Thomas is Partner and Vice President of Health and Performance Resources in Memphis, TN. He is also Instructor and Research Associate at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, MS. Thomas is the author of Health Services Marketing: A Practitioner's Guide, published by Springer.

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