Sociology And Health Care
Subtitle: An Introduction For Nurses, Midwives And Allied Health Professionals
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group; Open University Press
Published: July 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9780335213894
Subjects: Sociology, Social Studies; Nursing - General; Medical; Delivery of Health Care; Social medicine; Sociology, Medical
Description: Is it relevant to think of patients as customers or consumers? Do people who are better off get better access to health care, irrespective of the severity of their condition? Why is technical knowledge often given higher status than knowledge based on our own experiences? These questions and more are addressed by this book.