Blank, Robert H. <br/><br/>
Comparative health policy / 
Robert H. Blank and Viola Burau. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ;  New York :  Palgrave Macmillan,  2007. 
 - xvi, 284 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-274) and index. 
<br/><br/>Comparative health policy : an introduction -- The context of health care -- Funding, provision and governance -- Setting priorities and allocating resources -- The medical profession -- Beyond the hospital : health care in the home -- Public health -- Understanding health policy comparatively. 
<br/><br/> This comparative text, aimed at both students and practitioners, assesses, in relation to a set of key themes and issues, the extent to which problems facing healthcare systems have common causes or spring from specific national circumstances. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780230001398 (alk. paper) 0230001394 (alk. paper) 9780230001404 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0230001408 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007021794 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA728240  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101307817  DNLM 013715335  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical policy--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Social medicine--Cross-cultural studies.<br/>Gezondheidszorg.<br/>Overheidsbeleid.<br/>Vergelijkend onderzoek.<br/>Health Policy--trends.<br/>Delivery of Health Care--trends.<br/>Health Services--trends.<br/>Socioeconomic Factors.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>WA 540.1  / B642c  2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.1 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>2007 I-438