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Descriptions of euthanasia as social representations: comparing the views of Finnish physicians and religious professionals [PDF]

, 2013
In many western societies health professionals play a powerful role in people's experiences of dying. Religious professionals, such as pastors, are also confronted with the issues surrounding death and dying in their work.
Cohen, Joachim, Deliens, Luc, Jylhänkangas, Leila, Smets, Tinne, Utriainen, Terhi   +4 more
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Sociologia médica, sociologia da saúde ou medicina social? Um escorço comparativo entre França e Brasil Medical sociology, sociology of health or social medicine? A comparative analysis between France and Brazil

Saúde e Sociedade, 2008
O objetivo deste trabalho é esboçar um estudo comparativo da sociologia médica na França e no Brasil, aproveitando a ocasião proporcionada pelas trocas e a discussão entre sociólogos brasileiros e franceses, que partilham um interesse mútuo sobre os ...
Miguel Ângelo Montagner
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Healthcare choice: Discourses, perceptions, experiences and practices [PDF]

, 2015
Policy discourse shaped by neoliberal ideology, with its emphasis on marketisation and competition, has highlighted the importance of choice in the context of healthcare and health systems globally.
Bauman Z, Calnan M, Calnan M, Calnan MR, Ham C, Jonathan Gabe, Kirsten Harley, Le Grand J, Mays N, Michael Calnan, Milewa T, Mol A, Newman J, Peckham S, Pocock N, Salecl R, Schwartz B, Smart B, Titmuss R   +18 more
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History of Medical Sociology

Encyclopedia
Medical sociology is an applied research subfield within the field of sociology that was developed in the 1800s. It uses theories and research to examine the social, cultural, and political factors associated with health, illness, and healthcare and to ...
Elizabeth Jones, Shelia Malone
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Following celebrities’ medical advice: meta-narrative analysis [PDF]

, 2014
Objective: To synthesise what is known about how celebrities influence people’s decisions on health. Design: Meta-narrative analysis of economics, marketing, psychology, and sociology literatures. Data sources Systematic searches of electronic databases:
Hoffman, Steven J, Tan, Charlie
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Medical sociology topics on the pages of Sociološki pregled/ Sociological Review [PDF]

Sociološki Pregled, 2018
The paper presents research results about the representation of medical sociology topics in the journal Sociološki pregled/Sociological Review from 1938 to 2017. It offers a classification of the thematic fields of published papers.
Šuvaković Uroš V.
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Sociology in Medical Undergraduate Education: A Survey in Greece

International Medical Education
The integration of sociology into medical education is essential for cultivating a nuanced understanding of the complex interplay between social determinants and health outcomes.
Pelagia Soultatou, Trisevgeni Trantali, Constantinos-Chrysovalantis Patithras, Charalampos Economou   +3 more
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Sociology of low expectations: Recalibration as innovation work in biomedicine [PDF]

, 2015
"This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the ...
Brown Nik, Brown Nik, Callon Michel, Chou K. L., Clare Williams, Gabrielle Samuel, Gilbert Frederic, John Gardner, Latour B., Nuffield Council on Bioethics, Rose N., Talan Jamie   +11 more
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The Sociology of Health in Terra Brasilis: a short genealogy of a field of knowledge [PDF]

Saúde e Sociedade
The sociology of health is a recent fruit of an ancient tree of knowledge that goes back millennia. This study aimed to write an essay on the field of sociology of medicine and health in Brazil. The approach was qualitative, and the existing bibliography
Miguel Ângelo Montagner, Maria Inez Montagner   +1 more
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source