Health care in world cities
Subtitle: New York, Paris, and London
By: Michael K. Gusmano, Victor G. Rodwin, and Daniel Weisz.
Contributors: Rodwin, Victor.; Weisz, Daniel.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780801894442
Subjects: Health status indicators -- New York (State) -- New York; Health status indicators -- France -- Paris; Health status indicators -- England -- London; Urban health; Delivery of Health Care -- London; Delivery of Health Care -- New York City; Delivery of Health Care -- Paris; Cities -- London; Cities -- New York City; Cities -- Paris; Cross-Cultural Comparison -- London; Cross-Cultural Comparison -- New York City; Cross-Cultural Comparison -- Paris
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A new approach to comparing health systems; title: Comparable cities in contrasting health systems; title: Overall performance of the health system : avoidable mortality; title: Access to primary care : avoidable hospital conditions; title: Access to specialty care : the treatment of heart disease; title: Concluding observations on health systems in world cities.