Health, illness, and use of care [electronic resource] : the impact of social factors / edited by Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld. Kronenfeld, Jennie J. Patients United States Social conditions. Health services accessibility United States. Women's Health Services United States. Delivery of Health Care United States. Health Behavior United States. Socioeconomic Factors United States. RA418.3.U6 .H435 2000 362.1060973 22 316 Includes bibliographical references. Description based on print version record. This text explores the impact of social factors on health, illness and the use of care. Contributors examine a number of social factors including sex, gender and socio-economic status on the healthcare experience and focus on both patients within the care process and the providers of care. It also presents papers employing a variety of methodological approaches. In the range of illnesses discussed, the social factors under consideration, and the variety of methodological approaches, this volume represents the diversity within the field of medical sociology. Amsterdam ; New York : JAI, 2000. 2000. 2000 Text 1 online resource (xix, 286 p.) http://www.emeraldinsight.com/0275-4959/18 eng Research in the sociology of health care, 0275-4959 ; v. 18 Research in the sociology of health care ; v. 18. Health, illness, and use of care. Health, illness, and use of care. United States United States. United States. United States. United States. United States.