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Details a fresh system of healthcare, by which consumers choose their own doctor and contact directly with him or her for maximal, individualized care.

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Cubas health care system has been the subject of much attention and debate while revealing jarring contrasts: hospitals lack supplies while Cubas overseas medical missions generate good will towards the Castro government. As officials make cutbacks amid reported outbreaks of infectious diseases, what does the future hold for Cuban health care

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"Take Care of Yourself" is easy to use, even in a crisis. Simply look up a symptom in one of the chapters listed at the left. You'll find a complete explanation of likely causes and how you might relieve that problem at home. Diagrams will help you recognize problems and, in many cases, treat them quickly and easily. Easy-to-follow decision charts tell you exactly when to see a doctor.

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Examines the emergence of private, work-based benefits; the uniquely American pursuit of "social insurance"; the influence of race and gender on the health care debate; and the confrontation between reformers and powerful economic and health interests.

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The increasing fragmentation and rising costs of medical care highlight the need for new approaches, especially the need for alternatives for the delivery of a full range of services at the local level.

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This volume introduces students to the emerging field of state mental health policy, its history, current policies, organizational models and required programming knowledge.

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Examines how the American system of health care is responding to the ongoing needs of people with disabilities.

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Katharine Park has written a social, intellectual, and institutional history of medicine in Florence during the century after the Black Death of 1348. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Prince

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One of the most exciting medical developments during the past thirty years has been the rebirth of family medicine as a dynamic specialty.

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A patient's job is to tell the physician what hurts, and the physician's job is to fix it. But how does the physician know what is wrong And what becomes of the patient's story when the patient becomes a case This book looks at medicine as an art that relies heavily on telling and interpreting a story.

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Examines the growth and development of Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) over the past two decades, detailing the success that they have had in controlling costs, and assesses the quality of care they provide to their 33 million current enrollees.

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A clear, concise, and essential guide providing key information about cancer survivors and their needs-and how those needs can best be met.

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Vogel views health care within the context of total Sub-Saharan economic systems, emphasizing the output of health-care programs (i.e., healthier people) and the most cost-effective ways to maximize that output.

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The distinguished historian of medicine Gerald Grob analyzes the post-World War II policy shift that moved many severely mentally ill patients from large state hospitals to nursing homes, families, and subsidized hotel rooms--and also, most disastrously, to the streets. On the eve of the war, public mental hospitals were the chief element in the Am

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From the Chairman Emeritus of Kaiser Permanente, a manifesto for integrated health care

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Written directly to individuals who have experienced childhood trauma, this book provides essential information that allows victims to begin recovering from their immense pain and suffering, and empowers them to examine their specific issues in order to become a true survivor.

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In this groundbreaking book, experts show what a difference support systems-family, friends, community and social programs-can make towards the recovery of the millions of people who suffer a traumatic brain injury each year.

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In today's chaotic health reform environment, it is especially important for non-financial health care managers to have a practical guide to the tools and concepts they need to manage their human, supply, and equipment resources.

Today's health care managers, frequently, were yesterday's technicians, physicians, and nurses.