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Appalachian health and well-being /

Appalachians have been characterized as a population with numerous disparities in health and limited access to medical services and infrastructures, leading to inaccurate generalizations that inhibit their healthcare progress. Appalachians face significant challenges in obtaining effective care, and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ludke, Robert L., 1945- (Editor ), Obermiller, Phillip J. (Editor ), Couto, Richard A., 1941- (writer of supplemental textual content.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Appalachians have been characterized as a population with numerous disparities in health and limited access to medical services and infrastructures, leading to inaccurate generalizations that inhibit their healthcare progress. Appalachians face significant challenges in obtaining effective care, and the public lacks information about both their healthcare needs and about the resources communities have developed to meet those needs. In Appalachian Health and Well-Being, editors Robert L. Ludke and Phillip J. Obermiller bring together leading researchers and practitioners to provide a much-neede.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xv, 403 pages) : maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-366) and index.
ISBN:9780813135878
0813135877
9780813140421
0813140420