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SMJ // Article
Book Review
The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care
Abstract
As the practice of medicine becomes more technical, specialized, and firmly anchored in evidence-based data, clinicians may be tempted to concentrate on diseased organs and neglect the patient as an individual who interacts with a community. Often the patient’s psychosocioeconomic background modulates the predisposition to diseases, the clinical presentation, and the response to treatment. The purpose of this book is to emphasize the importance of this interactionThis content is limited to qualifying members.
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