The safety-net health care system
Almgren, Gunnar Robert, 1951-
The safety-net health care system health care at the margins / [electronic resource] : Gunnar Almgren, Taryn Lindhorst. - New York, N.Y. : Springer Pub., c2012. - xv, 390 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Origins and definitions of the safety net health care system -- Poverty and being poor -- Stratification and stigma -- Differences, power, privilege, and disparities in care -- Homelessness as a social phenomenon and being homeless -- Substance abuse and addiction -- Violence, victimization, and trauma -- "Difficult patients", difficult health conditions -- Adherence to care -- Thriving in stressful environments.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2012.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Medically uninsured persons--United States.
Health services accessibility--United States.
Health insurance--United States.
Electronic books.
RA413.7.U53 / A46 2012eb
368.38/200973
The safety-net health care system health care at the margins / [electronic resource] : Gunnar Almgren, Taryn Lindhorst. - New York, N.Y. : Springer Pub., c2012. - xv, 390 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Origins and definitions of the safety net health care system -- Poverty and being poor -- Stratification and stigma -- Differences, power, privilege, and disparities in care -- Homelessness as a social phenomenon and being homeless -- Substance abuse and addiction -- Violence, victimization, and trauma -- "Difficult patients", difficult health conditions -- Adherence to care -- Thriving in stressful environments.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2012.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Medically uninsured persons--United States.
Health services accessibility--United States.
Health insurance--United States.
Electronic books.
RA413.7.U53 / A46 2012eb
368.38/200973