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Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Health
Donald A. Barr
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Description for Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Health
Paperback. This book is a vital teaching tool and a comprehensive reference for social science and medical professionals. Num Pages: 328 pages, 55, 3 black & white halftones, 52 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; JFSL; MBP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
Outstanding Academic Title, Choice magazine The health care system in the United States has been called the best in the world. Yet wide health disparities persist between different social groups, and many Americans suffer from poorer health than people in other developed countries. Donald A. Barr's Health Disparities in the United States explores how socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity interact with socioeconomic inequality to create and perpetuate these health disparities. Examining the significance of this gulf for the medical community, cultural subsets, and society at large, Barr offers potential policy- and physician-based solutions for reducing health inequity in the long ... Read more
Outstanding Academic Title, Choice magazine The health care system in the United States has been called the best in the world. Yet wide health disparities persist between different social groups, and many Americans suffer from poorer health than people in other developed countries. Donald A. Barr's Health Disparities in the United States explores how socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity interact with socioeconomic inequality to create and perpetuate these health disparities. Examining the significance of this gulf for the medical community, cultural subsets, and society at large, Barr offers potential policy- and physician-based solutions for reducing health inequity in the long ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421414751
SKU
V9781421414751
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Ref
99-50
About Donald A. Barr
Donald A. Barr, MD, PhD, is a professor of pediatrics and education at Stanford University. He is the author of Introduction to U.S. Health Policy, third edition, also published by Johns Hopkins.
Reviews for Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Health
This book will be of interest to everyone with an interest in diversity issues and the effects of inequality on child development, and all those who value and treasure the NHS.
Margaret Arthur Nursing Standard This very fundamental book about health disparities in the United States gives an up to date and comprehensive summary of the current knowledge about ... Read more
Margaret Arthur Nursing Standard This very fundamental book about health disparities in the United States gives an up to date and comprehensive summary of the current knowledge about ... Read more