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Edited by Ichiro Kawachi and Lisa F. Berkman. 352 pp., illustrated. New York, Oxford University Press, 2003. $58.95. ISBN 0-19-513838-4.

We used to think we knew how to make populations healthier: start by safeguarding the quality of air, water, and food and providing for the proper disposal of human and industrial waste; next, ensure the availability of adequate medical care. More recently, we came to know the importance of healthy forms of behavior — abstaining from smoking, drinking alcohol in moderation and not before driving an automobile, eating wisely, participating in regular physical activity, and engaging in prudent sexual practices.

But recent information has complicated our understanding of health. Even when one controls (as best one can) for differences in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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