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Determinants of Health: Theory, Understanding, Portrayal, Policy
Matthew J. Commers
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Paperback. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; MBNH9; MMJT; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 355.
For decades, health professionals have asserted the importance of public participation in interventions for health. Medicine has pursued patient participation in clinical decision-making. In the public health realm, target groups have been asked to assist in the design and implementation of initiatives for health. In practice, however, patients and populations expect health professionals to give advice and - in some cases - to make decisions on their behalf. This implies limits to the ideal of participation. In this innovative work, the author contrasts public and professional understandings of health and the best ways to achieve health. The result is a ... Read more
For decades, health professionals have asserted the importance of public participation in interventions for health. Medicine has pursued patient participation in clinical decision-making. In the public health realm, target groups have been asked to assist in the design and implementation of initiatives for health. In practice, however, patients and populations expect health professionals to give advice and - in some cases - to make decisions on their behalf. This implies limits to the ideal of participation. In this innovative work, the author contrasts public and professional understandings of health and the best ways to achieve health. The result is a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
Number of Pages
211
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048160976
SKU
V9789048160976
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