title: Unhealthy states.
abstract: A groundbreaking report has spelled out the personal and economic effects of chronic disease in the US.
authors.affiliation: Center for Innovations in Patient Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Blakeney
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics*; D017281:Cost of Illness; D004526:Efficiency; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D011322:Primary Prevention; D014481:United States