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010 _a79012541
020 _a0833001221 (pbk.)
027 _aRAND/R-2262/6-HHS
035 _a(Sirsi) a410666
037 _c$25.00
040 _aCstmoR
_cCstmoR
043 _an-us---
050 4 _aRA407.3
_b.C662 1980
245 0 0 _aConceptualization and measurement of physiologic health for adults.
_nVol. 6,
_panemia /
_cBonnie Scott ... [et al.].
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1980.
300 _axviii, 67 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aHealth insurance experiment series
500 _a"August 1980."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 63-67).
520 _aAnemia, defined as abnormally low levels of hemoglobin in the blood, is an important sign of underlying disease. Data on its prevalence and adverse consequences are used in the Health Insurance Study (HIS) to investigate the effect of different levels of insurance on health status and quality of care because of its ease of diagnosis, amenability to treatment, common occurrence (especially in women), and impact on well-being. This volume reviews pertinent medical literature, details the HIS definition of anemia, describes HIS methods for measuring its persistence and impact on people's lives, presents and discusses the enrollment data of the six HIS sites, and outlines quality-of-care criteria. Illustrative findings include the following: Based on questionnaire data, 16 percent of HIS adults claimed to have anemia; based on blood tests, 4 percent had anemia. Of those truly anemic, only 31 percent knew they were; of this latter subgroup, 32 percent reported ill effects (mainly worry).
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aAnemia
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aChronic diseases
_zUnited States
_vStatistics.
650 0 _aHealth status indicators
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aHealth surveys
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aInsurance, Health
_zUnited States
_vStatistics.
650 2 _aAnemia
_xepidemiology
_zUnited States.
650 2 _aChronic Disease
_xAdult.
650 2 _aHealth Surveys
_zUnited States.
650 2 _aInsurance, Health
_zUnited States.
700 1 _aScott, Bonnie,
_d1943-
_eauthor.
700 1 _aGoldberg, George A.,
_d1941-
_eauthor.
700 1 _aBrook, Robert H.
_q(Robert Henry),
_d1943-
_eauthor.
700 1 _aLohr, Kathleen N.,
_d1941-
_eauthor.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bDepartment of Health and Human Services.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2262.6/
999 _c597380
_d597380