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Determinants of Health
Matthew J. Commers
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Description for Determinants of Health
Hardback. For decades, health professionals have asserted the importance of public participation in interventions for health. This book includes quantitative studies and theoretical analysis of works by Rene Dubos and Aaron Antonovsky. It is of interest to professionals in health promotion, health education, medical anthropology, and social epidemiology. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 211 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; JM; MB; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
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
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
Series
International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
Number of Pages
211
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402008092
SKU
V9781402008092
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99-15
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