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jenna1

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on: Jun 22, 2018
To a health psychologist, what interesting observation can be made when comparing the top 10 causes of death in the United States in 1900 to the top 10 causes of death in the United States in 2000?
 
  a. The leading causes of death today are lifestyle diseases.
  b. Infectious diseases continue to be the major causes.
  c. There has been little change over almost 100 years.
  d. Homicide and suicide cause almost as many deaths as cancer.

Question 2

Today, the most common forms of disease in the United States are
 
  a. lifestyle diseases.
  b. stress-related diseases.
  c. cancers.
  d. infectious diseases.


Alyson.hiatt@yahoo.com

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a


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