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A final plus is that it is now available online for free (bit.ly/1e1TPEh), she said.
Unruh’s co-authors are Thomas Rice, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles; Pauline Rosenau, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, University of Texas, Houston; and Andrew J. Barnes, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine.
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The HiT series uses a uniform format to describe health systems worldwide and provides a basis for comparison of the U.S. health system in an international perspective, reported the observatory.
Unruh thinks the publication will be useful as a textbook for classes on the U.S. health care system or on comparative health care systems, and as a reference for anyone interested in learning more about the delivery of U.S. health care.