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Staying alive : critical perspectives on health, illness, and health care /

"Staying Alive provides a fresh perspective on health, health care, and illness. Both professionals and general readers interested in sociology of health, health studies, nursing, and social policy will find this ground-breaking book to be a rich resource." "In addition to traditional...

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Group Author: Raphael, Dennis. (Editor); Rioux, Marcia H. (Editor); Bryant, Toba (Editor)
Published: Canadian Scholars' Press,
Publisher Address: Toronto :
Publication Dates: [2006]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Social medicine > Canada.
Medical care > Canada.
Delivery of Health Care > Canada.
Delivery of Health Care > United States.
Health Services > Canada.
Health Services > United States.
Socioeconomic Factors > Canada.
Socioeconomic Factors > United States.
Summary: "Staying Alive provides a fresh perspective on health, health care, and illness. Both professionals and general readers interested in sociology of health, health studies, nursing, and social policy will find this ground-breaking book to be a rich resource." "In addition to traditional health sciences and sociological approaches, the book provides human rights and political economy perspectives on health ...
Carrier Form: x, 408 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781551302966
1551302969
Index Number: RA418
CLC: R199.711
Call Number: R199.711/S798
Contents: Epidemiological Approaches /
Sociological Perspectives on Health and Health Care /
Health and Health Care: A Political Economy Perspective /
The Right to Health: Human Rights Approaches to Health /
Social Determinants of Health: An Overview of Concepts and Issues /
Social Class Inequalities in Health: Does Welfare State Regime Matter? /
Gender, Race, and Health Inequalities /

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