Sick to death and not going to take it anymore! reforming health care for the last years of life
Just a few generations ago, serious illness, like hazardous weather, arrived with little warning, and people either lived through it or died. In this important, convincing, and long-overdue call for health care reform, Joanne Lynn demonstrates that our current health system, like our concepts of hea...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley, Calif. : New York :
University of California Press ; Milbank Memorial Fund
2004.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 10. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31914913*spi |
| Sumario: | Just a few generations ago, serious illness, like hazardous weather, arrived with little warning, and people either lived through it or died. In this important, convincing, and long-overdue call for health care reform, Joanne Lynn demonstrates that our current health system, like our concepts of health and disease, developed at a time when life was mostly short, serious illnesses and disabilities were common at every age, and dying was quick. |
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| Descripción Física: | xii, 205 p. : il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 167-189) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9780520931428 |
