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	Journal of Health and Social Behavior
		American Sociological Association http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/0022-1465 A medical sociology journal that publishes empirical and theoretical articles that apply sociological concepts and methods to the understanding of health and illness and the organization of medicine and health care.
	Conrad, P., and Barber, K.K., "Social Construction of Illness, The", Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2010 (Vol. 51, No. 1)
		http://www.rwjf.org/pr/product.jsp?id=69475 The authors explore the cultural meaning of illness, discuss how individuals experience illness, and critique the foundations of medical knowledge.
	Cowell, Michael J., Health, Wealth and Wisdom — Living Long, Living Well: An Actuary Muses on Longevity
		Society of Actuaries / Living to 100 and Beyond Symposium, January 2008, Free http://www.soa.org/library/monographs/retirement-systems/living-to-100-and-beyond/2008/january/mono-li08-6b-cowell.pdf Cowell links health care costs to cell biology and gerontology, both in the U.S. and internationally.
	Coyne, James C., et al, "Lack of Prognostic Value of Type D Personality for Mortality in a Large Sample of Heart Failure Patients", Psychosomatic Medicine, September 2011 (Vol. 73, NO. 7)
		http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org/content/73/7/557.abstract These authors found no link between Type D personality and cardiovascular problems.
	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
		Active in: USA Route 1 and College Road East, P.O. Box 2316, Princeton, NJ 08543 Telephone:877-843-7953 http://www.rwjf.org/ The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation supports programs and research to improve the health and health care of all Americans; to help Americans lead healthier lives and get the care they need.
	Shroff, Farah M., "Conceptualizing Holism in International Interdisciplinary Critical Perspective: Toward a Framework for Understanding Holistic Health", Social Theory and Health, August 2011 (Vol. 89, No. 3)
		http://www.palgrave-journals.com/sth/journal/v9/n3/abs/sth20116a.html Shroth points out that throughout human history, holistic worldviews were dominant until the past 400 years or so, and that they still have a lot to offer us. She particularly focuses on applications in health care.