From diagnosis to social diagnosis

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 939-943

  Brown, Phil ^a   Lyson, Mercedes ^a   Jenkins, Tania ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Diagnosis; Environment; Public health; Reservations; Risk; Social movements; USA

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; SOCIAL DIAGNOSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; NEW YORK; OBESITY; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052269261     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.05.031     Document Type: Article

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