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Tag: Journal of the American Medical Association

Posted on July 15, 2013

The State of US Health

Research by Joshua Salomon, Pop Center faculty member, on the State of the US Health, 1990-2010: Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors, recently published in JAMA, finds the US is making progress in improving health but not keeping pace with other wealthy nations.    

Categories:Recently Published//Tags:health, health metrics, Joshua Salomon, Journal of the American Medical Association, United States

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