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Comparative health policy / Robert H. Blank and Viola Burau.

Author/creator Blank, Robert H.
Other author/creatorBurau, Viola Desideria.
Format Book and Print
Edition3rd ed.
Publication InfoBasingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Descriptionxvii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Machine generated contents note: Comparative Health Policy: An Introduction * The Context of Health Care * Funding, Provision and Governance * Setting Priorities and Allocating Resources * The Medical Profession * Beyond the Hospital: Care in the Home * Public Health * Understanding Health Policy Comparatively.
Abstract "This wide-ranging text assesses the extent to which policy problems and responses in different countries have common causes or spring from specific national circumstances. This fully revised third edition includes details of reforms in Germany and the Netherlands, more examples from Asia, and boxed histories of the health systems covered"--Provided by publisher.
Local noteLaupus-WCP
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010009864
ISBN9780230234277 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN0230234275 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9780230234284 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0230234283 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Laupus Books - Stacks WA 540.1 B642C 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold