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Study results from Johns Hopkins University, U.S., provide new insights into healthcare
May 28th, 2007
Healthcare study data from Johns Hopkins University, U.S., were highlighted recently in medical journals. Study 1: Research findings, "What is a national health policy," are discussed in a new report. "Unfortunately, most nation states have taken "health policy" to mean "medical care policy." Medical care, however, is only one variable in a nation's health equation. The article describes what the main components of a national health policy should be, including (1) the political, economic, social, and cultural determinants of health, the most important determinants of health in any country; (2) the lifestyle determinants, which have been the most visible types of public...
Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2007-05-28)
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