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Medical sociology is the systematic study of how human society manages issues of health and illness, disease and disorders, and healthcare access.
Medical sociology is the systematic study of how human society manages issues of health and illness, disease and disorders, and healthcare access.
Medicine is the social institution that focuses on fighting disease and improving health.
Medicine is the social institution that focuses on fighting disease and improving health.
Health as defined by the United Nations is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of injury.
Health as defined by the United Nations is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of injury.
Contested illnesses are illnesses that.
Contested illnesses are illnesses that.
Epidemiology is the study of.
Epidemiology is the study of.
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Medical Sociology
Medical Sociology
The systematic study of how society manages health, illness, disease, disorders, and healthcare access.
Medicine
Medicine
The social institution focused on combating disease and enhancing well-being.
Health (UN Definition)
Health (UN Definition)
A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of injury or disease.
Contested Illnesses
Contested Illnesses
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Epidemiology
Epidemiology
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Study Notes
Medical Sociology
- Examines how human society addresses health and illness, disease and disorders, and healthcare access.
Definition of Medicine
- The social institution focused on fighting disease and improving health.
Definition of Health
- A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of injury (according to the United Nations).
Contested Illnesses
- Illnesses that are disputed or debated in terms of their existence, diagnosis, or treatment.
Epidemiology
- The study of the distribution, frequency, and determinants of health-related events, diseases, or health-related characteristics among populations.
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