Understanding health inequalities / edited by Hilary Graham - second - 225 pages illustration ;

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Amid ongoing debate about health care reform, the need for informed analyses of U.S. health policy is greater than ever. The twelve original essays in this volume show that common public debates routinely bypass complex ethical, sociocultural, historical, and political questions about how we should address ideals of justice and equality in health care. Integrating perspectives from the humanities, social sciences, medicine, and public health, the contributors illuminate the relationships between justice and health inequalities to complicate and enrich debates often dominated by simplistic narratives"--

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Medical policy
Public health
Equality--Health aspects
Justice--Health aspects
Health--Social aspects
Health--Political aspects

RA395 / GRA 2009