The health care dilemma : a comparison of health care systems in three European countries and the US / by Elizabeth G. Armstrong ... [et al.].

By:

Armstrong, Elizabeth G

Publication details: Singapore : World Scientific, 2011.Description: xix, 443 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9789814313964

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

RA393 .A76 2011

Summary: The patient case studies collected in this book provide first-hand accounts of health care delivery in multiple settings in a variety of national and local systems. These accounts, focusing on real experiences and real patients, transcend the rhetoric of political debate about health care delivery. The cases offer lessons for how we might draw on the virtues of other health care systems, understand strengths and shortcomings in our current system, and work toward potential improvements.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	NMC Library	Stacks	RA393 .A76 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001164838

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The patient case studies collected in this book provide first-hand accounts of health care delivery in multiple settings in a variety of national and local systems. These accounts, focusing on real experiences and real patients, transcend the rhetoric of political debate about health care delivery. The cases offer lessons for how we might draw on the virtues of other health care systems, understand strengths and shortcomings in our current system, and work toward potential improvements.