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Health Care Systems Around the World
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Health Care Systems Around the World
A Comparative Guide

August 2013 | 608 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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This concise reference provides a one-stop point of research that examines major aspects of health care systems for over 190 countries worldwide. In a consistent format, ten major health care categories are systematically examined for each country: 1. Emergency Health Services; 2. Costs of Hospitalization; 3. Costs of Drugs; 4. Major Health Issues; 5. Government Role in Health Care; 6. Insurance; 7. Access to Health Care; 8. Health Care Facilities; 9. Health Care Personnel (doctor level of training, etc.); and 10. Public Health Programs. The volume is organized in alphabetical order of country names. Each country is presented on a two- or three-page spread with the same descriptive and statistical content, allowing readers to compare health care systems from country to country. For example, a reader may compare costs of drugs in France versus the United States versus Canada. Each country spread will feature short entries on the ten health care categories accompanied by charts, table, and photos as appropriate. The work culminates as a unique and essential resource for pre-med and medical students, as well as researchers in sociology, economics, and the health management fields.

"Boslaugh, a statistical analyst and journalist, takes on the challenging task of compiling health care data from 193 countries. Each country is objectively analyzed in two- to three-page country profiles using standardized categories including major health issues, access to health care, insurance, governments' role in health case, and costs of hospitalization. Content comes from agencies such as the World Health Organization, Doctors without Boarders and the United Nations Development Programme, as well as research papers and monographs.... A very useful and informative book. Summing Up: Highly Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers."

S. Leslie
Georgia State University
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This concise reference provides a one-stop point of research that examines major aspects of health care systems for over 190 countries worldwide. In a consistent format, ten major health care categories are systematically examined for each country: 

  1. Emergency Health Services
  2. Costs of Hospitalization
  3. Costs of Drugs
  4. Major Health Issues
  5. Government Role in Health Care
  6. Insurance
  7. Access to Health Care
  8. Health Care Facilities
  9. Health Care Personnel
  10. Public Health Programs.

The volume is organized in alphabetical order of country names. Each country is presented on a two-or three-page spread with the same descriptive and statistical content, allowing readers to compare health care systems from country to country. The work culminates as a unique and essential resource for pre-med and medical students, as well as researchers in sociology, economics, and the health management fields.

Features & Benefits:
  • More than 190 signed entries, arranged alphabetically by country, fill 1 thick volume in print and electronic formats.
  • Entries are authored by a select group of significant figures in the field for authority and consistency of presentation.
  • Cross-References and Suggestions for Further Readings at the end of each entry guide readers to further, vetted resources.
  • Five overview essays analyze pertinent themes around the world: HIV/AIDS, Poverty, Access to Health Care, Women's Issues, and Child Mortality.
  • Charts and maps accompany entries to visually encapsulate data and trends.
  • Hyperlinks take readers directly to primary data sources, such as the World Health Organization, American Cancer Society, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, etc.

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