Download or read book Health Care in World Cities written by Michael K. Gusmano and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors first review the current literature on comparative analysis of health systems and offer a brief overview of the public health infrastructure in each city. Later chapters illustrate how timely and appropriate disease prevention, primary care, and specialty health care services can help cities control such problems as premature mortality and heart disease. --