Social Medicine (Second Edition)

Author: Gong Youlong Yan Fei
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: This book is designed as a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in preventive medicine, public health management, and nursing. It can also serve as a reference for clinical medicine students. The book is divided into four parts and 15 chapters: Part 1 introduces the theory and research methods of social medicine, including Introduction, Medical Models, International Health Care, and Social Medicine Research Methods; Part 2 covers the study of social health status, including Social Health Status, Quality of Life Evaluation, and Health Status of Vulnerable Populations; Part 3 explores the factors influencing social health status, including Social Economic Development and Health, Social Culture and Health, and Social Psychological Factors and Health; Part 4 discusses strategies and measures to improve social health, including Social Health Strategies, Health Service Research, Community Health Services, Self-Care and Health Promotion, and Prevention and Control of Social Diseases.