| Description |
xviii, 461 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Overview of Health Care: A Population Perspective -- Ch. 2. Benchmark Developments in U.S. Health Care -- Ch. 3. Hospitals: Origin, Organization, and Performance -- Ch. 4. Ambulatory Care -- Ch. 5. Medical Education and the Changing Practice of Medicine -- Ch. 6. Health Care Personnel -- Ch. 7. Financing Health Care -- Ch. 8. Managed Care -- Ch. 9. Long-Term Care -- Ch. 10. Mental Health Services / Susan V. McLeer -- Ch. 11. Public Health and the Role of Government in Health Care -- Ch. 12. Research: How Health Care Advances -- Ch. 13. The Future of Health Care |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Medical care -- United States.
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Medical policy -- United States.
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| Author |
Young, Kristina M.
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| LC no. |
00067398 |
| ISBN |
0834219123 paperback |
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