| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 141 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Medical histories -- Shortages and infrastructure -- Women and children -- Ageing and youth : a Cuban dilemma -- Medical education -- Pharmaceuticals -- Medical diplomacy and services abroad -- Conclusions : facing the future -- Appendix 1. Open letter from the General Surgery Department of the Calixto Garcia Hospital to the first secretary of the Cuban Communist party and president of the Councils of State and Ministers, Army General Raul Castro Ruz -- Appendix 2. A Cuban medical timeline. |
| Summary |
Cuba's health care system has been the subject of much attention and debate while revealing jarring contrasts: hospitals lack supplies while Cuba's overseas medical missions generate good will towards the Castro government. As officials make cutbacks amid reported outbreaks of infectious diseases, what does the future hold for Cuban health care? |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Medical care -- Cuba.
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Medical care. |
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Cuba. |
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Communism -- Cuba.
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Communism. |
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Cuba. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Medical care. |
| Added Author |
Ullman, Steven, 1953- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Spooner, Mary Helen. Cuban health care 9780739176030 (DLC) 2014022604 (OCoLC)881208661 |
| ISBN |
9780739176047 (electronic book) |
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0739176048 (electronic book) |
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9780739176030 |
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073917603X |
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