Determinants of health : theory, understanding, portrayal, policy / by Matthew J. Commers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Commers, Matt.

Series:

International library of ethics, law, and the new medicine ; v. 13.

International library of ethics, law, and the new medicine ; v. 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical ethics.

Medical care--Philosophy.

Medical care.

Physical Description:

xiii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2002]

Contents:

Chapter 1 Toward a Seamless Salutology: Reconciling Subjectivity and Health Professionalism 1

Chapter 2 A Natural Scientific Foundation for Participation and Empowerment: Implications of A Far-From-Equilibrium Thermodynamic Understanding of Health and Health Etiology 25

Chapter 3 Understandings of the Preconditions for and Determinants of Health among Residents of Maastricht, The Netherlands 45

Chapter 4 Indications of Social Variation in Understandings of the Preconditions for and Determinants of Health among Residents of Maastricht, The Netherlands 65

Chapter 5 Representations of Preconditions for and Determinants of Health in the Dutch Press 81

Chapter 6 What Do The Dutch Believe Determines Their Health? 95

Chapter 7 Theoretical and Practical Legitimacy of Public Participation in Dutch Health-Related Policy Formulation 119

Chapter 8 Reflections on the Findings: The Dutch Context and Its Relevance 163.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-208) and index.

ISBN:

1402008090

OCLC:

50292678