Improving medical education : enhancing the behavioral and social science content of medical school curricula / Committee on Behavioral and Social Sciences in Medical School Curricula, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies ; Patricia A. Cuff and Neal A. Vanselow, editors.

Roughly half of all deaths in the United States are linked to behavioral and social factors. The leading causes of preventable death and disease in the United States are smoking, sedentary lifestyle, poor dietary habits, and alcohol consumption. To make measurable improvements in the health of Ameri...

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