| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 530 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction: public opinion on health policy / Robert J. Blendon [and others] -- Trust in government and health care institutions / Tami Buhr and Robert J. Blendon -- Attitudes about the U.S. health system and priorities for government action / Robert J. Blendon and John M. Benson -- Attitudes about health care costs / Mollyann Brodie [and others] -- The uninsured and efforts to expand coverage / Claudia Deane [and others] -- The Massachusetts health reform law: a case study / Tara Sussman Oakman, Robert J. Blendon, and Tami Buhr -- Medicare and Medicaid / Elizabeth C. Hamel, Claudia Deane, and Mollyann Brodie -- Public opinion on prescription drugs / Claudia Deane and Mollyann Brodie -- Quality of care and medical errors / Mollyann Brodie [and others] -- Attitudes about HIV/AIDS / Mollyann Brodie [and others] -- Attitudes about abortion / Gillian K. SteelFisher and John M. Benson -- Attitudes about stem cell research / Gillian K. SteelFisher and John M. Benson -- End-of-life care / John M. Benson and Melissa J. Herrmann -- Public opinion and obesity / Sara Bleich and Robert J. Blendon -- Emerging infectious diseases / Gillian K. SteelFisher [and others] -- Pandemic influenza / Gillian K. SteelFisher [and others] -- Americans' views about racial and ethnic health care disparities / Mollyann Brodie, John M. Connolly, and Claudia Deane -- The views of African Americans and Hispanics on health policy / Kalahn Taylor-Clark and John M. Benson -- Women's perspectives on health care policy / Gillian K. SteelFisher, Tara Sussman Oakman, and John M. Benson -- Elections, partisan views, and health policy / Robert J. Blendon and John M. Benson -- Public opinion on health care reform through the prism of Obama's 2009-2010 reform effort / Claudia Deane [and others] |
| Summary |
Objective analysis and comprehensive data on Americans' attitudes about key health-care issues |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Health surveys -- United States.
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Medical care -- United States -- Public opinion
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Medical care.
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Health attitudes.
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Delivery of Health Care
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Attitude to Health
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Public Opinion
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Patient Care
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
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MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
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MEDICAL -- Public Health.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Disease & Health Issues.
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Medical care
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Health attitudes
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Health surveys
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Medical care -- Public opinion
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| SUBJECT |
United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| Subject |
United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Blendon, Robert.
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| LC no. |
2010030509 |
| ISBN |
9781608712502 |
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1608712508 |
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9781452267272 |
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1452267278 |
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9781452240077 |
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1452240078 |
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