CHAPTER I - SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE & TB CONTROL <<Back
 
a) Sociological considerations
 
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AU : Hawkins NG
TI : Sociology and tuberculosis: a brief review.
SO : INT J SOC PSYCHIAT 1957, 3, 114-122.
DT : Per
AB :

This paper is designed to demonstrate that the sociological features of TB are paramount both historically and currently. Documented sources are shown to be abundant, accessible and highly consistent. There are 148 references, chiefly in English, but some in other languages. Three content areas are discussed; population, aetiology, and sanatorium care. A very close and long connection with statistical method is also documented. Population aspects are discussed with reference to the strong cultural, economic, and historical factors pointing towards social aetiology. The close connections with schizophrenia, alcoholism and emotional derangement are pointed out. Part of the psychiatric picture is ascribed to the peculiarities of sanatorium treatment.

KEYWORDS: SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIO-CULTURAL; USA.
 
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