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245 0 0 _aUnderstanding health inequalities /
_cedited by Hilary Graham
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264 1 _aNew York :
_bMcGrawhill,
_c2009
300 _a225 pages
_billustration ;
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
_btxt
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
_bn
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
_bnc
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"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"--
650 0 _aMedical policy
650 0 _aPublic health
650 0 _aEquality
_xHealth aspects
650 0 _aJustice
_xHealth aspects
650 0 _aHealth
_xSocial aspects
650 0 _aHealth
_xPolitical aspects
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