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Exploring the meaning of "underserved:" a call to action
1School of Nursing, University of Louisville, KY, USA.
Nursing Forum
|July 21, 1998
Abstract:
This article explores the definition of health care in America in relation to the distribution of healthcare services. The concept of "underserved" is discussed within the context of a system that lacks a clear standard of full and comprehensive services. The author offers the argument that most Americans are "underserved" for health care, particularly for nursing care, and proposes a challenge to the limited definition of health care as "medical care."