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SDOH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-07-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
- Sociology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- social determinant of health
1, record 1, English, social%20determinant%20of%20health
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SDH 2, record 1, English, SDH
correct
- SDOH 3, record 1, English, SDOH
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- social health determinant 4, record 1, English, social%20health%20determinant
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life. 3, record 1, English, - social%20determinant%20of%20health
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
- Sociologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déterminant social de la santé
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9terminant%20social%20de%20la%20sant%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medicina, Higiene y Salud
- Sociología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- determinante social de la salud
1, record 1, Spanish, determinante%20social%20de%20la%20salud
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La Organización Mundial de la Salud describe los determinantes sociales de la salud (DSS) como "las condiciones socioeconómicas en que las personas nacen, crecen, viven, educan, trabajan y envejecen" [que] influyen en la salud de los individuos, las familias y las comunidades en su conjunto. 1, record 1, Spanish, - determinante%20social%20de%20la%20salud
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