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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jennie J Kronenfeld |
| ISBN: | 027597460X 9780275974602 0275974650 9780275974657 |
| OCLC Number: | 49625153 |
| Description: | 203 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Physical health and disease trends -- Ch. 3. Mental health concerns and behavioral health -- Ch. 4. The reorganized U.S. Health Care System: changing institutions and managed care -- Ch. 5. Personnel who provide health care services: health professions and other health care occupations -- Ch. 6. Health of children and youth -- Ch. 7. Health of the elderly and long-term care -- Ch. 8. Reproductive health concerns and abortion -- Ch. 9. Costs of health care and quality of health care -- Ch. 10. Reform of the U.S. Health Care System: issues of access to health care services and health care insurance. |
| Responsibility: | Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld. |
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?Considering the specialized subject matter, the narrative is very easy to read, and it leaves the impression that one has been authoritatively informed regarding the nature and extent of the significant forces contributing to the current inequities and discontinuities in health care policy; it also supports the author's contention that future change will be incremental and evolutionary rather than comprehensive and systematic....Very appropriate for student resource use and an important addition for libraries serving academic needs in the areas of health care delivery, public health, and public policy. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.?-Choice Read more...
