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Descriptor
English
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Medicalization
Descriptor
Spanish
:
medicalización
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Medicalização
Synonyms
English
:
Medicalizations
Tree Number:
I01.880.853.250
Definition
English
:
A process by which nonmedical problems become defined and treated as medical problems, usually in terms of illnesses, or disorders. (Annu Rev Sociol 1992 18:209)
History Note
English
:
2013
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CL
classification
EC
economics
ED
education
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
MT
methods
OG
organization & administration
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
Record Number:
55124
Unique Identifier:
D062528
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