Critical Issues In Rural Health

Nina Glasgow (Edited and translated by), Lois Wright (Editor), Nan E. Johnson (Editor)

ISBN: 978-0-8138-0010-3

Hardcover

324 pages

May 2004, Wiley-Blackwell

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* looks at how the rural population face social, cultural, and economic disadvantages and how they can increase their risk of devastating health consequences

* provides a comprehensive sociological treatment of trends in rural USA health and health care.

* presents both integrative reviews of theory and research on rural health issues, as well as the most up-to-date findings of empirical research.

* emphasizes differences between rural and urban areas in health and health care, and the interactions of gender, race, social class, region, and age