Edited by Talmadge E. King, Jr., Margaret B. Wheeler, and Andrew B. Bindman, with four others. 454 pp., illustrated. New York, McGraw-Hill, 2007. $41.95. ISBN 978-0-07-144331-9.
Many physicians consider the care of vulnerable and underservedpatients to be an unsatisfying and often frustrating endeavor,but this new book offers an optimistic and evidence-based approachto the care of such patients. The editors define medically vulnerablepopulations as "those that are wounded by social forces placingthem at a disadvantage for their health." The book serves asan important reminder that many of the issues it raises arerelevant to the broader landscape of American health care. Theauthors elicit the voice of the patient to explain and offerguidance on some of the difficult clinical and . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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