The Sage dictionary of health and society

Summary: T̀he inter-relationships of health, illness and society are matters of intense and growing research and debate. Kevin White has performed an extraordinary service to anyone who would wish to understand or contribute to such debates. His dictionary is authoritative and comprehensive. It provides clear, confident and succinct summaries of key terms, concepts,debates and influential figures in the field of social aspects of health' - Ray Fitzpatrick, Professor of Public Health, University of Oxford. The field of health studies has grown enormously over the last 25 years. Yet surprisingly, until n.

Record details

ISBN: 9780761941163
ISBN: 0761941169
ISBN: 9780761941156
ISBN: 0761941150
ISBN: 1848605455 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781848605459 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 242 p.)
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Publisher: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User. Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; Contents; On writing a dictionary of health social sciences; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z; Index;
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access restricted by subscription. Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.