Global Health Care: Issues and Policies
- ISBN-10
- 0763738522
- ISBN-13
- 9780763738525
- Series
- Global Health Care
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 639
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Jones & Bartlett Learning
- Author
- Carol Holtz
Description
From the Publisher: In a rapidly changing health care system, Global Health Care Issues and Policies equips students with up-to-date information exploring a variety of global health topics and perspectives: culture, religion and health, health research, ethics and health, reproductive health, infectious diseases, chronic diseases, nutrition, mental health, environmental health, aging, ambulatory care, economics and health care, health care insurance, and more.
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