To reveal disease or to promote function – that is the question

AbstractMedicine faces challenges that indicate that it may not be sustainable. A descriptive disease concept is apt to what philosopher of science Ian Hacking called "looping effects”, which can explain why health care is faced with insatiable demands. Diseases are not only indifferent objects...

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Main Authors: Eivind Meland, Stefan Hjörleifsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-01-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/02813432.2023.2274336