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Volume 353:1867-1868 October 27, 2005 Number 17
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The Politics of Public Health in the United States

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By Kant Patel and Mark E. Rushefsky. 346 pp. Armonk, N.Y., M.E. Sharpe, 2005. $84.95 (cloth); $29.95 (paper). ISBN 0-7656-1135-X (cloth); 0-7656-1136-8 (paper).

There is something for everyone interested in public health in The Politics of Public Health in the United States. Students will benefit from the history of public health; the chronology of the more important laws and events in public health policy is helpful, as are the list of acronyms and end-of-chapter study questions. Those who favor greater federal involvement in public health and in health services generally will find reasons and arguments to support it. Those concerned that government programs inevitably bring controls, regulation, and loss of personal freedoms, often with marginal benefits, will want to read this book . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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