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PROXIMOLOGY [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
  • General Medicine
DEF

A new area of research focusing on the relationship between patients and caregivers.

CONT

Proximology, which focuses on the study of the relationship between the patient and those close to him/her, is a multidisciplinary approach at the crossroads of medicine, sociology and psychology. The family circle of a patient becomes the central object of study and reflection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
  • Médecine générale
DEF

Nouvelle science au carrefour de la médecine, de la sociologie et de la psychologie axée sur les besoins des patients et surtout des aidants qui prennent en charge un malade.

Spanish

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