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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Donald A. Barr, MD PhD (Associate Professor and Coordinator, Curriculum in Health Policy, Stanford University)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Edition: third edition Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.794kg ISBN: 9781421402185ISBN 10: 1421402181 Pages: 376 Publication Date: 26 January 2012 Recommended Age: From 13 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Replaced By: 9781421420721 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis book stands out for its emphasis on the historical roots of modern health care institutions... Barr's new book has much to recommend it. (JAMA) A lucid and informative overview of the U.S. health system and the dilemmas policy makers currently face... Even those knowledgeable about the U.S. health care system are likely to find much to stimulate their thinking. (Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine) An excellent analysis and comprehensive study of the US health-care system. Choice Author InformationDonald A. Barr, M.D., Ph.D., is an associate professor at Stanford University in the Department of Pediatrics. He is the author of Questioning the Premedical Paradigm: Enhancing Diversity in the Medical Profession a Century after the Flexner Report and Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Health, both also published by Johns Hopkins. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |