The safety-net health care system [electronic resource] : health care at the margins / Gunnar Almgren, Taryn Lindhorst.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, N.Y. : Springer Pub., c2012.Description: xv, 390 p. : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 368.38/200973 23
LOC classification:
  • RA413.7.U53 A46 2012eb
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Contents:
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.
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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.

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