"Social Medicine" 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.
A branch of medicine concerned with the role of socio-environmental factors in the occurrence, prevention and treatment of disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D012936
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.800
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Bolstering the Biosocial Paradigm: The Next Steps in Medical Education and Practice. Acad Med. 2015 Oct; 90(10):1291.
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Expanding the obesity research paradigm to reach African American communities. Prev Chronic Dis. 2007 Oct; 4(4):A112.