Health care, USA : understanding its organization and delivery /
Harry A. Sultz, Kristina M. Young.
- 5th ed.
- Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2006.
- xvii, 557 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Overview of health care: a population perspective -- Benchmark developments in U.S. health care -- Hospitals: origin, organization, and performance -- Ambulatory care -- Medical education and the changing practice of medicine -- Health care personnel -- Financing health care -- Managed care -- Long-term care -- Mental health services -- Public health and the role of government in health care -- Research: how health care advances -- The future of health care.
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Medical care--United States. Medical policy--United States. Delivery of Health Care--United States. Health Policy--United States. Soins mâedicaux--âEtats-Unis. Politique sanitaire--âEtats-Unis.