The Nicaraguan Revolution in Health: From Somoza to the Sandinistas

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A superb book . . . useful reading not only for those concerned about health in Nicaragua but also for anyone concerned about the transformation of health care programs througout the world. Social Science and Medicine Raises significant issues . . . for courses in medical and political anthropology, international health, and health education, as well as for health professionals in the international arena. Medical Anthropology Quarterly

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"This is an important book which should be read . . . [and] given careful thought and discussion . . . by every public health worker . . . not only in Latin America and other parts of the Third World, but also for those in the First and Second Worlds, the industrial, capitalist, and the socialist countries."-The Journal of Health Policy
A superb book . . . useful reading not only for those concerned about health in Nicaragua but also for anyone concerned about the transformation of health care programs throughout the developing world.-Social Science and Medicine
Raises significant issues . . . for courses in medical and political anthropology, international health, and health education, as well as for health professionals in the international arena.-Medical Anthropology Quarterly
Should be read and reflected upon by health advocates, professionals, and policymakers from all nations so that we may profit form the Nicaraguan experiment.-New England Journal of Human Services
This is an important book which should be read . . . [and] given careful thought and discussion . . . by every public health worker . . . not only in Latin America and other parts of the Third World, but also for those in the First and Second Worlds, the industrial, capitalist, and the socialist countries.-The Journal of Health Policy
"A superb book . . . useful reading not only for those concerned about health in Nicaragua but also for anyone concerned about the transformation of health care programs throughout the developing world."-Social Science and Medicine
"Raises significant issues . . . for courses in medical and political anthropology, international health, and health education, as well as for health professionals in the international arena."-Medical Anthropology Quarterly
"Should be read and reflected upon by health advocates, professionals, and policymakers from all nations so that we may profit form the Nicaraguan experiment."-New England Journal of Human Services

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nahue /f John /i M.