Williams.Stephen J <br/><br/>
Introduction to health services / 
edited by Stephen J. Williams, Paul R. Torrens. 
 - 7th ed. 
 - Clifton Park, NY :  Thomson Delmar Learning,  c2008. 
 - vii, 384 p.  ill. (some col.) ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Understanding health systems: the organization of health care in the United States -- Technology in the U.S. health care system -- Population and disease patterns and trends -- Financing health systems -- Private health insurance and managed care -- Public health: joint public-private responsibility in an era of new threats -- Ambulatory health care services and organizations -- Hospitals and health systems -- The continuum of long-term care -- Mental and behavioral health services -- The pharmaceutical industry -- Health care professionals -- Understanding health policy -- The quality of health care -- Ethical issues in public health and health services -- The future of health services. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781418012892 (hardcover) 1418012890 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007028380 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101311435  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical care--United States.<br/>Health services administration--United States.<br/>Health Services--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA395.A3  / I495 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>362.10973 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>W 84 AA1  / I9 2008