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01-08-2011 | Editorial

Homelikeness and health: an introduction to the theme

Author: Stephen Tyreman

Published in: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy | Issue 3/2011

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To claim that health and illness are fundamental aspects of human life is so obviously true it is hardly worth stating, yet, Illich (1976) controversially opined in the 1970s that health and illness had been ‘expropriated’ from many peoples’ lives by the healthcare industry. He argued that the ‘medicalization’ of life was more harmful than beneficial and that society should resist it. …

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Title: Homelikeness and health: an introduction to the theme
Author: Stephen Tyreman
Publication date: 01-08-2011
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 1386-7423
Electronic ISSN: 1572-8633
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-011-9315-2

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