Good medical practice in a time of chronic disease: time to retrace our steps?
In contemporary society, a wide range of non-communicable diseases, drug resistance and infectious ailments flourish. Yet the ability of doctors to tackle the multiple morbidities of patients is increasingly limited. This is part due to the ill-defined role of doctors in tackling population health i...
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Edinburgh University Global Health Society,
2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | In contemporary society, a wide range of non-communicable diseases, drug resistance and infectious ailments flourish. Yet the ability of doctors to tackle the multiple morbidities of patients is increasingly limited. This is part due to the ill-defined role of doctors in tackling population health issues such as the structural determinants of health which shape the social conditions in which disease thrives. |
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| Item Description: | 10.7189/jogh.06.020301 2047-2978 2047-2986 |