The XIIth international conference on the social sciences and medicine

The XIIth international conference on the social sciences and medicine

Sot. Sci. Med. Vol. 34. No. 8, p. iii, 1992 Pergamon Press plc.Printed in Great Britain ANNOUNCEMENT THE XIITH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SOCIAL SCIENC...

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Sot. Sci. Med. Vol. 34. No. 8, p. iii, 1992 Pergamon Press plc.Printed in Great Britain

ANNOUNCEMENT THE XIITH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND MEDICINE

ON THE

will be held at Peebles Hotel Hydro, Peebles, U.K. 14-18 September 1992

Themes Assessment of the outcomes of health intervention Changes in disease patterns and related social trends Concept of risk and risk-taking in health care and health behaviour Concept of the body Cultural and structural influences in the creation of, and participation

in, community health programmes

Dying with dignity Effects of family position and status on health Equity versus efficiency in the provision of health services; patterns of change Ethical and legal issues in substance abuse and control Ethical and legal implications of the new genetics Health and social problems of refugees Health care consequences of the European Economic Community Impediments

in 1992 and beyond

in the relationship between knowledge and action in health policy

Realities of health for all by the year 2000 Role of doctors and health-care managers Socio-economic and ethical implications of high cost technology on the provision of health care Spatial aspects of disease The role of medical and social scientists in response to threats to the world ecosystem The use and validity of appropriate qualitative methods in health research in developing countries Women’s access to health care in developing countries Registrations will be accepted in the order of fees received. This, however, will be subject to a quota remaining open for participants from Third World Countries. For further detaits and apphcation forms write to: Dr P. J. M. McEwan Glengarden Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 SUB Scotland.

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