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• Title:Health and illness in the community : an Oxford core text / edited by Ross J. Taylor, Blair H. Smith, Edwin R. van Teijlingen.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Taylor, Ross J.
  Smith, Blair H., 1964-
  Van Teijlingen, Edwin R.
  
• Published/Created:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WA31 .H4341 2003
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects: Public health--Great Britain.
  Social medicine--Great Britain.
  
• Medical Subjects:Social Medicine.
  
• Description:xii, 207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  
• Series:Oxford core texts.
  
• Summary:"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 and illness 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 family and community setting. Equally the impact of these decisions is mediated through the environmental, economic and political conditions of the day. This concise multi-disciplinary textbook for medical students takes a practical approach to the subject, integrating the subjects that are being taught within the community. Taking health and normality as a starting point, the book considers the environmental and social factors which influence the health of a community, discussing the nature, distribution and determinants of illness. Students need a solid understanding of medicine in the community encompassing elements of public health, general practice, child health, geriatrics, mental health, psychology and sociology and this book provides the material required." "Readership: This book is aimed at medical students in the first and second years of their course and will be useful as a long-term reference on the subject."--Jacket.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0192631683 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  
• Contents: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.