medical and social assessment
1Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden) — Ministry of Health and Social Affairs Socialdepartementet overview Formed 1920 (1920)[1] Employees about 200 Ministers responsible …
2Medical social work — is a sub discipline of social work, also known as hospital social work. Medical social workers typically work in a hospital, skilled nursing facility or hospice, have a graduate degree in the field, and work with patients and their families in… …
3Social determinants of health — are the economic and social conditions under which people live which determine their health. They are societal risk conditions , rather than individual risk factors that either increase or decrease the risk for a disease, for example for… …
4Medical Technology Assessment — (MTA) is the objective evaluation of a medical technology regarding its safety and performance, its (future) impact on clinical and non clinical patient outcomes as well as its interactive effects on economical, organizational, social, juridical… …
5Medical psychology — is a very broad field and has been defined in various ways. The Academy of Medical Psychology s definition applies to both the practices of consultation and prescribing in Medical Psychology, when allowed by statutes. These professionals are… …
6social service — social service, adj. organized welfare efforts carried on under professional auspices by trained personnel. [1850 55] * * * Introduction also called welfare service, or social work, any of numerous publicly or privately provided… …
7Social Darwinism — is a term commonly used for theories of society that emerged in England and the United States in the 1870s, seeking to apply the principles of Darwinian evolution to sociology and politics.[1] It especially refers to notions of struggle for… …
8Social security — primarily refers to a social insurance program providing social protection, or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others. Social security may refer to: * social insurance,… …
9Medical analysis of circumcision — Numerous medical studies have examined the effects of male circumcision with mixed opinions regarding the benefits and risks of the procedure. Opponents of circumcision say it is medically unnecessary, is unethical when performed on newborns, is… …
10Medical record — For the New York journal published by the Washington Institute of Medicine, see Medical Record (journal). For the BBC Radio 4 medical programme, see Case Notes (radio show). The terms medical record, health record, and medical chart are used… …
