"Sociology, Medical" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The study of the social determinants and social effects of health and disease, and of the social structure of medical institutions or professions.
| Descriptor ID |
D012962
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F04.096.879.757.400 H02.790 I01.880.859
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sociology, Medical" by people in Profiles.
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Health policy approaches to population health: the limits of medicalization. Health Aff (Millwood). 2007 Sep-Oct; 26(5):1253-7.
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Reducing health disparities in depressive disorders outcomes between non-Hispanic Whites and ethnic minorities: a call for pragmatic strategies over the life course. Med Care Res Rev. 2007 Oct; 64(5 Suppl):157S-94S.
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Training doctors for professionalism: some lessons from teaching clinical medical ethics. Mt Sinai J Med. 2002 Nov; 69(6):404-9.
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Medical professionalism in society. N Engl J Med. 1999 Nov 18; 341(21):1612-6.