| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2017031125 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780826168979 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
362.10973 AL HE |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Authors |
Almgren, Gunnar |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Health care politics, policy, and services : |
| Subtitle |
a social justice analysis |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Gunnar Almgren |
| EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
New York, NY : |
| Publisher |
Springer Publishing Company, LLC, |
| Date |
c2018. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiii, 332 p. : |
| Other Details |
ill. ; |
| Size |
26 cm. |
| CONTENTS |
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| Contents |
A primer on theories of social justice and defining the problem of health care -- Historical evolvement of the U.S. health care system -- The contemporary organization of health care : health care finance -- The contemporary organization of health care : health care services and utilization -- Long-term care of the aged and disabled -- Disparities in health and health care -- Social epidemiology : unraveling the social determinants of disparities in health -- Prospects for just health care system reform : a political and principled analysis. |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
Helps readers understand and critically assess the US health care system and policies. With a focus on the prevalence of disparities in health and health care, the book reviews the historical evolution and organisation of the American health care system. |
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| Topical Heading |
Delivery of Health Care |
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Healthcare Disparities |
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Health Services |
| General |
economics |
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Socioeconomic Factors |
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Health Policy |
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| Topical Heading |
Social Justice |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/pwm1hp4otarqak79455ek1zyjydfbaqm |
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