num_pages: 288
description: This book combines new research data with findings from present-day health surveys to examine the history of ill health and its outcomes, whether recovery or death, in Europe and North America from the 17th century to the present. Some forecasts about future sickness rates and trends are included.
language: English
title: Sickness, Recovery, and Death: A History and Forecast of Ill Health
publisher: University Of Iowa Press