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"SOCIALIZED MEDICINE" AND "SOCIAL MEDICINE"

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1952
To the Editor:— "Social medicine," which is the finest flower of modern medical practice, has been tarred of late with the brush of "socialized medicine" in a confusion of semantic errors, and much harm will be done if we do not lift this term out of the controversial atmosphere in which it now appears.
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Social Theory and Medicine

International Journal of Health Services, 1976
Three sociologists-Talcott Parsons, Eliot Freidson, and David Mechanic-have explained medical phenomena within a broader theoretical framework. Although all three have made significant contributions, their conclusions remain incomplete on the theoretical level and seldom have been helpful for workers concerned with ongoing problems of health care.
H, Waitzkin, B, Waterman
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Social media and medicine

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2020
Patients are exposed to and actively seeking health information on social media. Greater attention to and engagement with social media communication could improve health literacy and counteract misinformation as well as promote innovation. However, effective and responsible social media use is nuanced and requires guidance.
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Medicine: Socialization for what?

Social Science & Medicine (1967), 1973
Abstract The paper examines the implications that attitudes and values held by the members of the lay and professional cultures of medicine have for the functioning of the whole system of health. The analysis of the dynamics of the helping process of care shows that the physician mostly, if not always, uses a curative and disease-oriented approach ...
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Is Medicine a Social Science?

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 1981
The question, "Is medicine as social science?" can be understood in three different ways. One interpretation suggests that medicine is merely a social science, which is obviously false. Another interpretation is that medicine might be part a social science.
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Social Medicine

2013
Unequal health: The scandal of our times by Danny Dorling [...] gives a flavour of one of the major themes: social medicine and contains three chapters from the book, preceded by an all-new introduction specially written by Danny Dorling. This ‘must-read’ will introduce an even wider readership to his work.
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