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Record 1 2021-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Medicine
CONT

[Genetic self-testing and medical tourism] can be grouped under the rubric of consumer medicine in that increasingly the relationship between the patient and various products and services is mediated through market mechanisms relating to consumption and advertisement, as opposed to the physician alone.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie de la médecine
OBS

médecine de consommation : désignation proposée par analogie avec la désignation «société de consommation».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la medicina
CONT

Este aumento se produce principalmente gracias a las mayores ventas en medicamentos, manteniéndose estable el mercado de productos de medicina de consumo.

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