The safety-net health care system : health care at the margins / Gunnar Almgren, Taryn Lindhorst.

Author
Almgren, Gunnar Robert, 1951- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York, NY : Springer Pub., [2012], ©2012.
Description
xv, 390 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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    Details

    Subject(s)
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Origins and definitions of the safety net health care system
    • Poverty and being poor
    • Stratification and stigma
    • Differences, power, privilege, and disparities in care
    • Homelessness as a social phenomenon and being homeless
    • Substance abuse and addiction
    • Violence, victimization, and trauma
    • "Difficult patients", difficult health conditions
    • Adherence to care
    • Thriving in stressful environments.
    ISBN
    • 9780826105714
    • 0826105718
    • 9780826105721 (e-book)
    • 0826105726 (e-book)
    LCCN
    2011032268
    OCLC
    745304166
    RCP
    C - S
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