Global health inequities : a sociological perspective /
By: Maio, Fernando De
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BookSeries: Publisher: Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, c2014.Description: xvi, 184 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 978-0230304383Subject(s): Global Health | Health Status Disparities | Healthcare Disparities | Socioeconomic Factors | Sociology -- Medical | World health -- Sociological aspectsDDC classification: 362.1 MA GL Online resources: Location Map
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Despite living in a globalized world there exist staggering inequalities in health. Global Health Inequities questions taken-for-granted assumptions about globalization and health. Critical but accessible, the book links theory and empirical work to elucidate key debates, highlighting the most significant challenges facing global health today.
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| 362.1 FI EV Evaluation fundamentals : | 362.1 HU ME Mental health care / | 362.1 LU CO Common sense guide to international health and safety / | 362.1 MA GL Global health inequities : | 362.1 OG FU Fundamentals of health care improvement : | 362.1 OG FU Fundamentals of health care improvement : | 362.1 PA HE Health communication for health care professionals : |
1. Introduction -- 2. Understanding Global Health -- 3. The Epidemiological Transition -- 4. The Burden of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases -- 5. Neglected Tropical Diseases -- 6. Treating the Sick -- 7. Reducing Health Inequities.
Despite living in a globalized world there exist staggering inequalities in health. Global Health Inequities questions taken-for-granted assumptions about globalization and health. Critical but accessible, the book links theory and empirical work to elucidate key debates, highlighting the most significant challenges facing global health today.