title: We're just about average. Putting New York State residents' health and social conditions in perspective.
abstract: A series of reports on health and social standards place New York State residents at a mid position in comparison to national statistics and data for other states. The question is raised, should we be satisfied with being "just average"?
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, State University at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: H Barry
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D012924:Social Conditions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology