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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lynn, Joanne, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, Calif. : New York : University of California Press ; Milbank Memorial Fund, ©2004.
Colección:California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 10.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 205 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-189) and index.
ISBN:9780520931428
0520931424
0520243005
9780520243002
1417540796
9781417540792