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  • Healthcare Reform in America

    A Reference Handbook

    Series series Contemporary World Issues
    This valuable handbook makes the U.S. health care system understandable, reviews the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or "Obamacare," describes past health care reform efforts, and covers the important organizations and people involved in U.S. health care reform.Why does the United States produce poorer outcomes for Americans in terms of health care than most other developed countries that spend a lower ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • Special Social Groups, Social Factors and Disparities in Health and Health Care

    Edited by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld ...
    Series Book 34 - Research in the Sociology of Health Care
    This volume features papers on the theme of issues in health and health care for special groups, social factors and disparities. This includes papers dealing with macro-level system issues and micro-level issues involving special groups, social factors and disparities linked to issues in health and health care. The volume also contains an examination of health and health care issues of patients ... Read more

    $132.89 USD

  • Underserved and Socially Disadvantaged Groups and Linkages with Health and Health Care Differentials

    Edited by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld ...
    Series Book 37 - Research in the Sociology of Health Care
    The contributors to this latest volume of Research in the Sociology of Health Care investigate macro-level system issues and micro-level issues involving the socially disadvantaged and underserved. Looking specifically at the factors impacting on health and health care differentials, this book is an examination of the health and health care issues of both patients and providers of care in the ... Read more

    $113.99 USD

  • Technology, Communication, Disparities and Government Options in Health and Health Care Services

    Edited by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld ...
    Series Book 32 - Research in the Sociology of Health Care
    This volume includes papers related to issues of technology, communication, health disparities and government options in health and health care services. It fills an existing gap by providing a clear sociological overview and focus on these topics. Technology is considered from the perspectives of providing healthcare equity, health disparities and the impact on doctor-patient relationships. The ... Read more

    $194.39 USD

  • Issues in Health and Health Care Related to Race/Ethnicity, Immigration, SES and Gender

    Edited by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld ...
    Series Book 30 - Research in the Sociology of Health Care
    The 30th Anniversary volume of Research in the Sociology of Health Care looks at the important links between major social factors and health and health care. The four main factors examined in the book are race/ethnicity, immigration, Socioeconomic Status (SES) and gender. Starting with an introductory chapter which reviews some of the important sociological literature on these social factors as ... Read more

    $147.59 USD

  • Social Factors, Health Care Inequities and Vaccination

    Edited by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld ...
    Series Book 40 - Research in the Sociology of Health Care
    This volume of Research in the Sociology of Health Care analyses a variety of important social factors and their relationship to health and health care inequities in both the United States and the rest of the world.With distinct sections for vaccination and other related topics, the chapters unveil the health care inequities that exist across a broad range of scenarios such as residential ... Read more

    $101.69 USD

  • Health and Health Care Inequities, Infectious Diseases and Social Factors

    Edited by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld ...
    Series Book 39 - Research in the Sociology of Health Care
    This next volume in Research in the Sociology of Health Care covers a variety of important social factors and their relationship to health and health care inequities both in the United States and the rest of the world.The authors of this volume explore issues related to infectious diseases and various chronic health problems. One section focuses on Covid 19 and issues of kidney disease, face masks ... Read more

    $100.89 USD

  • Gender, Women's Health Care Concerns and Other Social Factors in Health and Health Care

    Edited by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld ...
    Series Book 36 - Research in the Sociology of Health Care
    This volume of Research in the Sociology of Health Care analyses micro-level gender issues and other social factors impacting macro-level health care systems. Examining the health and health care issues of patients and providers of care both in the United States and in other countries, chapters focus on linkages to policy and population concerns as ways to meet global health care needs. ... Read more

    $119.79 USD

  • Education, Social Factors And Health Beliefs In Health And Health Care

    Edited by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld ...
    Series Book 33 - Research in the Sociology of Health Care
    This volume provides a unique sociological focus on education, social factors and health beliefs in health and health care, including a review of the literature to date. Beliefs and health beliefs are considered, including one study evaluating cross-national differences in public beliefs about the causes of health and the role of these beliefs in shaping attitudes to health policy. Another study ... Read more

    $184.49 USD

  • Social Determinants, Health Disparities and Linkages to Health and Health Care

    Edited by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld ...
    Series Book 31 - Research in the Sociology of Health Care
    This volume looks at the key links between social determinants, health disparities and health and health care. There is a particular focus on macro-level systems and micro-level issues, including the examination of issues for patients, carers and providers of care. Coverage includes papers on geographical and place factors and disparities, SES and race/ethnicity factors, chronic care and serious ... Read more

    $182.89 USD

  • Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Other Social Characteristics as Factors in Health and Health Care Disparities

    Edited by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld ...
    Series Book 38 - Research in the Sociology of Health Care
    The contributors to this latest volume of Research in the Sociology of Health Care investigate race, ethnicity and gender as factors in health and health care disparities. Looking specifically at the factors that impact race and ethnicity in a US context, gender issues, hospitals and health care spending, and research from India. Chapters focus on linkages to health disparities among races, health ... Read more

    $86.09 USD

  • A History of Medical Libraries and Medical Librarianship

    From John Shaw Billings to the Digital Era

    Series series Medical Library Association Books Series
    A History of Medical Libraries and Librarianship in the United States: From John Shaw Billingsto the Digital Era presents a history of the profession from the beginnings of the Army Surgeon General’s Library in 1836 to today’s era of the digital health sciences library. The purpose of this book is not only to make this history available to the profession’s practitioners, but also to provide ... Read more

    $38.89 USD