Narrative Matters: The Power of the Personal Essay in Health Policy - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0801884799 ISBN 13 : 9780801884795

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006

Synopsis

This anthology brings together the personal stories of patients, physicians, policy makers, and others whose writings humanize discussions and deliberations about health policy. Drawn from the popular "Narrative Matters" column in the journal Health Affairs, the essays epitomize the policy narrative, a new genre of writing that explores health policy through the expression of personal experiences. Forty-six articles focus on such topics as the hard financial realities of medical insurance, AIDS, assisted suicide, marketing drugs, genetic engineering, organ transplants, and ethnic and racial disparities in the health care system. The narratives raise ethical and moral issues that are being studied in many of our nation's medical schools. This compelling collection provides important insight into the human dimensions of health care and health policy.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., is Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy and professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University and editor of the "Narrative Matters" section in Health Affairs.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801884799
• ISBN 13: 9780801884795
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Éditeur: Mullan MD Fitzhugh, Ficklen Ellen, Rubin Kyna
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible