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Stephen Williams (Author), Paul R. Torrens (Author)

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Publication Date: December 5, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0766836118 | ISBN-13: 978-0766836112 | Edition: 6

Introduction to Health Services, 6E builds on a well established format written by nationally recognized authors with updated research and statistics. This revision reflects critical updates in health care finance, health care access, managed care, insurance, and home health.

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Dr. Paul Torrens is Professor of Health Services at the UCLA School of Public Health in Los Angeles

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Hardcover: 475 pages
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 6 edition (December 5, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0766836118
ISBN-13: 978-0766836112
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.1 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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2.0 out of 5 stars not the best intro to health services, December 5, 2006

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This book is not very well suited to those who want an introduction to health policy and services. If you have some background in the field, it will probably be too basic to help you very much. I had no such background when I began using this book in a graduate course in health policy, and while most of the text is understandable, it is generally not very interesting and/or helpful. I suppose it's a good thing that the book and chapters are brief, however it leaves out a lot of details that I felt would be beneficial towards understanding a very complex system. When statistics are used to exemplify a point, they are generally pretty dated. Even if a new edition were available though, I'd read through a chapter or two in the library before investing in this book.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A very expensive book considering the length and content, July 8, 2007

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This book is adequate for the purpose it was written but my biggest criticism is the price which is it sold for. I feel that I have read many similar books with three or four times the content and is the price at which Intro to Health Services was sold.

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Good book that gives you the basic and more information about Healthcare. Excellent starter book!!!!!!!!

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Book was purchased for an online college course. So far of what I have read is very interesting about the development of health care in the U.S. and other countries.

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Published on September 29, 2005 by S. Lange

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If this book is only about the US health service, why doesn't the title say so? There are quite a few other countries out there in the world, and almost all of them have health... Read more

Published on October 9, 2004 by suzyf921

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent introductory overview to the US health system.
Williams and Torrens have developed one of the best introductory texts on the US health system. The book has clear learning objectives, useful references, and helpful diagrams... Read more

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national health spending, health fields, organized public health efforts, ambulatory care services, public health ethics, personal health care expenditures, slowdown led, technology assessment process, prescription drug spending, personal health services, adult day services, state public health agencies

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Cengage Learning, All Rights Reserved, United States, Health Affairs, Providers of Health Services, New England Journal of Medicine, New York, Government Printing Office, Institute of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association, Overview of the Health Services System, Consequences of Uninsurance, Census Bureau, Selected Years, World War, Oxford University Press, Social Security Act, Supreme Court, Health Care Financing Review, Graduate Medical Education, National Academy Press, Retrieved May, Blue Cross, Retrieved February, Joint Public-Private Responsibility

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