| Access to Health Care Contributor(s): Gulliford, Martin (Editor), Morgan, Myfanwy (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415275458 ISBN-13: 9780415275453 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $199.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: "Access to Health Care" addresses concerns in health services about whether it is possible to offer universal and comprehensive services without waiting lists and unacceptable delays in receiving treatment. Access is considered in an international context and the book includes chapters on contrasting health policies in the United States and European Union. This book provides both health care researchers and health professionals and managers with a concise overview of a key issue in health policy, defining the meaning of access and summarizing the theoretical issues which underpin current research and policy debates. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Medical | Health Policy - Medical | Public Health |
| Dewey: 362.1 |
| LCCN: 2002037192 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.05 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To what extent can we have truly universal, comprehensive and timely health services, equally available to all? Access to Health Care considers the meaning of 'access' in health care and examines the theoretical issues that underpin these questions. Contributors draw on a range of disciplinary perspectives to investigate key aspects of access, including: - geographical accessibility of services - socio-economic equity of access - patients' help-seeking behaviour - organisational problems and access - methods for evaluating access. Access is considered in both a UK and international context. The book includes chapters on contrasting health policies in the United States and European Union. Access to Health Care provides both health care researchers as well as health professionals, managers and policy analysts, with a clear and wide-ranging overview of topical and controversial questions in health policy and health services organization and delivery. |