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Misdiagnosis, Mistreatment, and Harm — When Medical Care Ignores Social Forces

Holmes, SM; Hansen, H; Jenks, A; Stonington, SD; Morse, M; Greene, JA; Wailoo, KA; ... Farmer, PE; + view all (2020) Misdiagnosis, Mistreatment, and Harm — When Medical Care Ignores Social Forces. The New England Journal of Medicine , 382 (12) pp. 1083-1086. 10.1056/NEJMp1916269. Green open access

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Abstract

The Case Studies in Social Medicine demonstrate that when physicians use only biologic or individual behavioral interventions to treat diseases that stem from or are exacerbated by social factors, we risk harming the patients we seek to serve.

Type: Article
Title: Misdiagnosis, Mistreatment, and Harm — When Medical Care Ignores Social Forces
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1916269
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMp1916269
Language: English
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UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10094912
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