Woods, Robert (Author)
Social History of Medicine
Volume: 20
Pages: 483--503
Edition Details: Part of a series of essays on “Twenty Years of Social History of Medicine”
Language: English
The case is made for forms of medical history that focus explicitly on sickness, health and life chances; ones that explore the effects of health interventions by examining their impact on mortality risks. Using a series of examples drawn from environmental health, midwifery and obstetric care, the paper illustrates various ways in which long-term trends in health and mortality may be read together. But it also demonstrates how fraught with problems of description and interpretation this process is likely to be. Finally, a plea is made for evidence-based medical history where `progress', `outcomes' and `results' are given privileged positions.
...MoreDescription “Using a series of examples drawn from environmental health, midwifery and obstetric care, the paper illustrates various ways in which long-term trends in health and mortality may be read together.” (from the abstract)
Article Dolan, Brian (2007) Twenty Years of Social History of Medicine. Social History of Medicine (p. 435).
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