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The state and health in France

Social Science & Medicine, 1986
The Health Service in France (as indeed must be the case in many other countries) has been affected by a new technical dimension, which now adds its weight to the two main criteria, social and economic, which influence health provision. In the technical domain, new methods in research and treatment have transformed the nature of medical practice, which
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The state of health of the world’s children

Clinics in Dermatology, 2000
As the twenty-first century begins, we still comprehend the strange times when we were healthier than ever but more anxious about our health.1 Over the last three decades, the world has witnessed major changes in the demographic, political, and social structure of societies in both developing and industrialized countries. These changes have resulted in
O Y, Oumeish, L C, Parish
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THE STATE OF HEALTH OF SWEDISH CHILDREN

Acta Paediatrica, 1979
Abstract. Sjölin, S. and Smedby, B. (Departments of Paediatrics and Social Medicine, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden). The state of health of Swedish children. An attempt is made briefly to describe the present health problems of Swedish children. The report is based on data available in official statistics or collected from special studies.
S, Sjölin, B, Smedby
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The State of Health in the United States

JAMA, 2013
In the mid-1970s, John Knowles assembled a group of leading health thinkers whose essays were published inDaedalus and then released as a book entitled Doing Better and Feeling Worse:Health in theUnitedStates.1 In thedecadebetween 1965 and 1975, health expenditures in the United States had more than tripled, from $39 billion (5.9% of gross domestic ...
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The role of the state in health systems

Social Science & Medicine, 1994
The object of this paper is to update the debate concerning the State's role in health systems services regarding the experience of the last decade. It is argued that it is impossible to give an account of the problem's complexity without bearing in mind the social science contribution concerning the crisis in Welfare States.
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State of health and care in England

BMJ, 2017
Introduction There is paucity of data on safety, efficacy and outcomes of modified ATT regimens in patients with CLD. Aims and Objectives To study the efficacy and safety of treatment regimens for compensated (Group 1) and decompensated (group 2) liver disease group. Methods This was a randomized open labelled pilot study.
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States of Health

Abstract Are wide differences in health, health care, and public health morally or politically acceptable in a single polity of constitutionally recognized subnational units—that is, a federalist society? Abortion is but one tip of an ever-changing iceberg of these differences, albeit a very pointed one.
Leslie P. Francis, John G. Francis
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The state of health planning in the '90s

Health Policy and Planning, 1995
The art of health planning is relatively new in many developing countries and its record is not brilliant. However, for policy makers committed to sustainable health improvements and the principle of equity, it is an essential process, and in need of improvement rather than minimalization.
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Affective States and Health

2000
Abstract Growing evidence suggests that the social environment, including conditions experienced in the family, neighborhood, and workplace, can influence health (Taylor et al. 1997). The question remains, How can social conditions that are external to the individual get inside the body to influence health?
Laura Kubzansky, Ichiro Kawachi
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The States and Health Care Costs

1979
I would like to report on what one state has done and is trying to do about health care cost inflation and also give you a magic list of ten practical measures that industry can take toward that goal.
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