Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives
- ISBN-10
- 1551304236
- ISBN-13
- 9781551304236
- Series
- Social Determinants of Health
- Category
- Medical policy
- Pages
- 475
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Author
- Dennis Raphael
Description
Genetics and traditional risk factors such as activity, diet and tobacco use are not the best predictors of whether we stay healthy or become ill. What, then, are the predictors of adult-onset diabetes, heart attacks or stroke, and many other diseases? This volume summarises how socio-economic factors affect the health of Canadians.
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