Sociology of Health and Illness
South African Family Practice, 1991 No abstract available.
R.J. Henbest
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Distinguishing complementary and alternative medicine: the role of religion, healthcare system satisfaction and country context. [PDF]
Front SociolAimThis study aims to distinguish between the usage of complementary medicine and alternative medicine often jointly referred to as CAM. Furthermore, the analysis focuses on the role of religion, healthcare system satisfaction and the country of ...
Heise J, Helbing A, Kriwy P.
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Social Aspects of Diabetic Foot: A Scoping Review
Social Sciences, 2022 Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a severe complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). Patients with DFU have increased mortality and morbidity as well as decreased quality of life (QoL). The present scoping review aims to study the social issues of diabetic foot.
Davide Costa +9 more
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Social-humanitarian aspects of dialogue in the healthcare system
RUDN journal of Sociology, 2023 The article presents an overview of the IV Forum “Sociology of Health: Contemporary Healthcare in Dialogue with Everyone” organized by the Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of the Moscow Healthcare Department on ...
I. V. Bogdan, V. A. Kuzmenkov
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The Trend and Prospect of Medical Sociology: Its Concepts and the Interface with Medical History [PDF]
Uisahak, 2020 Medical sociology has a long history, and it has been institutionalized and developed since the 1940s. This paper is about the history, trends, and prospects of medical sociology from the perspective of concepts as well as its interface with medical ...
Jae-Hyung KIM, Hyang A LEE
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The Sociology of Health in Terra Brasilis: a short genealogy of a field of knowledge [PDF]
Saúde e SociedadeThe 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 +1 more
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Teaching Sociology within the Speech and Language Therapy Curriculum [PDF]
, 2001 In the United Kingdom, the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists suggests that sociology should be included within the speech and language therapy curriculum. However, in spite of this, sociology is seldom given priority.
Earle, Sarah
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Mapping the Intellectual Structure of Medical Sociology: A Co-Word Analysis
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2022 Background: Medical sociology is concerned with the relationship between social factors and health, and with the application of sociological theory and research techniques to questions related to health and the health care system.
Azam Rohani, Fatemeh Makkizadeh
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Debating DSM-5:diagnosis and the sociology of critique [PDF]
, 2013 The development of the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—the DSM-5—has reenergised and driven further forward critical discourse about the place and role of diagnosis in mental ...
Callard +33 more
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'I've used the word cancer but it's actually good news' : discursive performativity of cancer and the identity of urological cancer services [PDF]
, 2015 © 2015 Foundation for the Sociology of Health & Illness. Acknowledgements We are grateful to the patients and staff who took part in the study, and to two anonymous reviewers whose thoughtful comments helped refine our thinking.
Kazimierczak, Karolina Agata +1 more
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