作者: Michael A. Andrykowski , William H. Redd
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4684-5230-3_12
关键词: Disease 、 Medicine 、 Tuberculosis 、 Demography 、 Measles 、 Heart disease 、 Psychiatry 、 Life expectancy 、 Longevity 、 Biopsychosocial model 、 Pneumonia
摘要: The twentieth century has witnessed significant changes in life expectancy and the major causes of death United States. Two related trends are often cited. First, people living longer. Mean at birth rose from 49.2 years for 1900–1902 to 73.7 1979 (U.S. Department Health Human Services, 1984). This dramatic increase been attributed control acute infectious diseases. In 1900, approximately 36% all deaths resulted or infection-related diseases such as measles, tuberculosis, diphtheria, influenza, pneumonia. corresponding figure 1980 was 6% (Matarazzo, 1982). Increased longevity, however, associated with increased vulnerability chronic Deaths 20% 1900 70% Indeed, today three leading States (heart disease, cancer, cerebrovascular disease) conditions. Together, they account 68.3%