By Jain Malkin. 478 pp., illustrated. New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992. $124.95. ISBN 0-442-31897-9.
Jain Malkin's book is a catalogue of the best of the best healthcare environments. Her aim is to improve the quality of thehealth care environment by offering the state-of-the-art designimage to the health care administrator, physician, hospitalstaff, interior designer, and architect. The book establishesa benchmark of excellence for a variety of health care environments,with chapters on imaging centers, cancer centers, critical care,and facilities for ambulatory care, congregate care, and research.Each chapter is well referenced and organized; for each typeof program or center, the psychological factors, specific activities,and design issues are . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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