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Heart-sick : the politics of risk, inequality, and heart disease /

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Heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, affects people from all walks of life, yet who lives and who dies from heart disease still depends on race, class and gender. While scientists and clinicians understand and treat heart disease more effectively than ever before, and indu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Shim, Janet K., 1969-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : New York University Press, [2014]
Series:	Biopolitics (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:	Heart > Diseases > Political apects. Discrimination in medical care. Minorities > Medical care. Health services accessibility. Heart Diseases. Health Status Disparities. Health Services Accessibility. Healthcare Disparities.

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