Kathryn Langley
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School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago. Her contributions to SAGE Publicationsās Encyclopedia of Health Services Research (2009) formed the basis of her contributions to Britannica.
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The Gates Foundation is a private philanthropic foundation established in 2000 by Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates and his then-wife, businesswoman Melinda Gates. Its grant-making and advocacy efforts are focused on eliminating global inequities and increasing opportunities for those in need throughā¦
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Encyclopedia of Health Services Research Ed. by Ross M. Mullner (May 2009)
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Today, as never before, healthcare has the ability to enhance the quality and duration of life. At the same time, healthcare has become so costly that it can easily bankrupt governments and impoverish individuals and families.
Health services research is a highly multidisciplinary field, including such areas as health administration, health economics, medical sociology, medicine, , political science, public health, and public policy. The Encyclopedia of Health Services Research...