Health and social change in Russia and Eastern Europe
By: William C. Cockerham.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Health -- Social aspects -- Europe, Eastern.; Social medicine -- Europe, Eastern.; Life expectancy -- Europe, Eastern.; Mortality -- Europe, Eastern.; Health -- Social aspects -- Russia (Federation); Social medicine -- Russia (Federation); Life expectancy -- Russia (Federation); Mortality -- Russia (Federation)
Description: William C. Cockerham's study examines the reasons for the decline in health in Russia and the Eastern European nations. He reveals how poor diet and social reasons are to blame rather than biomedical ones.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-275) and indexes.