Health and Illness in the Community

Name: Health and Illness in the Community
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ISBN: 9780192631688

ISBN-10: 0192631683

ISBN-13: 9780192631688

Edition: 2002

Authors: Ross J. Taylor, Blair H. Smith, Edwin R. van Teijlingen

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In line with major changes in medical education over the last decade, Health and Illness in the Community stresses the importance of the community and the health of the population which play an integral part in becoming a good doctor. Through the use of case histories, summary panels, bullet lists the book looks at the context within which illness is experienced, health is sought and medicine is practised. It explains to the reader how the determinants of health andillness are much wider than the influence of medicine, or indeed healthcare. It is generally recognised that the effectiveness of clinical decisions made for each patient is increased if the doctor takes account of the patient's…

Book details

List price: $59.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/15/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.17" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Contributors



Society, health and illness



Introduction: society, health, and illness



Description of society



An epidemiological picture of society



How do we know we are healthy?



What do we mean by illness?



Influences on health



Introduction: influences on health



Social influences on health



Economic and political influences on health



Environmental influences on health



Influence of mental processes on health



Influence of age on health



Illness and healthcare in the community



Introduction: illness and healthcare in the community



Health promotion



Organization of medical care



Chronic illness



Physical impairment, disability, and handicap



Psychological problems in the community



Death and dying


Index