Multimorbidity: a sociological perspective of systems

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 209-212

  Walker, Christine ^a,c   Peterson, Chris L ^b,c  

^a Chronic Illness Alliance Victoria   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Epilepsy Foundation   (Australia)

Author keywords

sick role; social system; structure agency

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; MULTIMORBIDITY; NOTE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SYSTEMS THEORY; THEORY; ENVIRONMENT; GENOMICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENVIRONMENT; GENOMICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MULTIPLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84995957246     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12599     Document Type: Note

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