Published January, 2011
By Lester B. Lave and Eugene P. Seskin
Publisher: Resources for the Future Press (RFF Press)
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States that the mortality rate in the US could shrink by 7 per cent with a similar if not greater decline in disease incidence if industries followed EPA regulations in cutting back on certain pollutant emissions. This title claims that this reduction is sufficient to add one year to average life expectancy.

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Published May, 2007
By David Howard, Ramanan Laxminarayan, Anup Malani, David L. Smith, Ramanan Professor Laxminarayan, Anup Professor Malani, David Professor Howard and David L. Professor Smith
Publisher: Resources for the Future Press (RFF Press)
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Presents the problem of antibiotic resistance as a conflict between individual decision makers and their short-term interest and the interest of society as a whole. This book explores a range of policy options that would encourage patients, health care providers, and managed care organizations to serve as responsible stewards of antibiotics.

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