Inclusion of psychosocial conditions in clinical practice and the problem of medicalization

Theoretical Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-161

  Førde, Reidun ^a  

^a Center for Medical Ethics   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Medicalization; Preventive medicine; Psychosocial; Resources; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 0029974844     PISSN: 01679902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00539737     Document Type: Article

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