Joan Busfield is Professor of Sociology and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Essex

"Comprehensive, well laid out, contemporary issues explored", Rosemary Shepherd, Staffordshire University

• The Health of the Nation ; The Causes of Health and Illness ; Explaining Trends and Inadequacies in Health ; Health Care in Britain ; Understanding Health Care Systems: Managing Sickness ; Determining Resource Allocation Priorities

Joan Busfield is Professor of Sociology and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Essex

"Comprehensive, well laid out, contemporary issues explored", Rosemary Shepherd, Staffordshire University

• The Health of the Nation ; The Causes of Health and Illness ; Explaining Trends and Inadequacies in Health ; Health Care in Britain ; Understanding Health Care Systems: Managing Sickness ; Determining Resource Allocation Priorities

Joan Busfield is Professor of Sociology and Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Essex

"Comprehensive, well laid out, contemporary issues explored", Rosemary Shepherd, Staffordshire University

• The Health of the Nation ; The Causes of Health and Illness ; Explaining Trends and Inadequacies in Health ; Health Care in Britain ; Understanding Health Care Systems: Managing Sickness ; Determining Resource Allocation Priorities