The Politics of Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia ('Race', Health and Social Care)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: August 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780335196081
Subjects: Health systems & services; Racism & racial discrimination; Social research & statistics; Social welfare & social services; Medical Hematology; Sociology Of Medicine; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Health Care Delivery; Hematology; Public Health; Diseases; Political aspects; Sickle cell anemia; Thalassemia
First sentence: Government policy (Department of Health 1997) acknowledges the 'special health care needs' of UK's minority ethnic communities.
Description: The politics of sickle cell and thalassanaemia, blood disorders found mainly in people whose families come from Africa, the Caribbean and the East, are examined in this text, and a detailed evaluation of available services is carried out.