Health, illness, and use of care [electronic resource] : the impact of social factors / edited by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld.
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TextSeries: Research in the sociology of health care ; v. 18.Publication details: Amsterdam ; New York : JAI, 2000Description: 1 online resource (xix, 286 p.)ISBN: 9781849500845 (electronic bk.) :; 1849500843 (electronic bk.) :Subject(s): Patients -- United States -- Social conditions | Health services accessibility -- United States | Women's Health Services -- United States | Delivery of Health Care -- United States | Health Behavior -- United States | Socioeconomic Factors -- United States | Health systems & services | Social issues & processes | Social Science -- Sociology -- General | Medical -- Health Care DeliveryAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Health, illness, and use of care.DDC classification: 362.1060973 LOC classification: RA418.3.U6 | .H435 2000Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: This text explores the impact of social factors on health, illness and the use of care. Contributors examine a number of social factors including sex, gender and socio-economic status on the healthcare experience and focus on both patients within the care process and the providers of care. It also presents papers employing a variety of methodological approaches. In the range of illnesses discussed, the social factors under consideration, and the variety of methodological approaches, this volume represents the diversity within the field of medical sociology.
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This text explores the impact of social factors on health, illness and the use of care. Contributors examine a number of social factors including sex, gender and socio-economic status on the healthcare experience and focus on both patients within the care process and the providers of care. It also presents papers employing a variety of methodological approaches. In the range of illnesses discussed, the social factors under consideration, and the variety of methodological approaches, this volume represents the diversity within the field of medical sociology.
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