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This book tries to find out how far the health services especially public health system is being utilized in an urban slum and rural area of Maharashtra ,India.It also throws light on the extensive use of private health facilities inspite of existence of government system.The utilization of alternative health systems have also been included.The author has also included the various factors associated with the utilization of different health care services.

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Dr.Saritha Susan Vargese is a public health specialist from India.She has completed her MBBS and MD in Preventive and Social Medicine.She has done a fellowship in Diabetology and is a Commonwealth Scholar in Dementia Studies from University of Stirling ,Scotland.Her areas of interest are health economics,healthy ageing,noncommunicable diseases.

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