Accessing Health Care Responding to Diversity |
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| Editor:
| Healy, Judith
McKee, Martin |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-851618-7 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2004 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $220.00 |
Book Description:
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Countries differ in how they organise health care. In some countries diverse groups, such as migrants or ethnic groups, are expected to use the same services as everyone else. In other countries, separate or parallel services are organised that may be more responsive to different health needs, cultures and languages. This book takes an international approach in considering countries and population groups that illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of different ways of delivering...
More DescriptionCountries differ in how they organise health care. In some countries diverse groups, such as migrants or ethnic groups, are expected to use the same services as everyone else. In other countries, separate or parallel services are organised that may be more responsive to different health needs, cultures and languages. This book takes an international approach in considering countries and population groups that illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of different ways of delivering health care services.