Many Europeans believe that health care
a. Is the responsibility of themselves and their families
b. Is the responsibility of the government
c. Should not include the use of pain medica-tions
d. All of the above
B
Because many European countries have national health-care plans with socialized medicine, there is an expectation that the federal government is responsible for each person's health care. This is in sharp contrast with Americans, who are more individualistic in terms of their health care. Health care in the United States is seen as being reliant on family or extended family groups.
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a. Babinski reflex b. Biceps reflex c. Brachioradialis reflex d. Knee jerk reflex
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