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Title Social determinants of health in surgery : a primer for the practicing surgeon / edited by, Samilia Obeng-Gyasi, Timothy M. Pawlik
Published [Amsterdam] : Elsevier, [2024]
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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color)
Contents Social Determinants of Health in Surgery Overview -- Internalizing Social Determinants of Health: The Ecosocial and Weathering Theories -- Allostatic Load—Measurement Issues in Cancer Patients and Other Populations -- The Conserved Transcriptional Response to Adversity : Prepared for Social Determinants of Health in Surgery -- Finances as a Social Determinant of Health in Surgery -- Neighborhood as a Social Determinant of Health in Surgery -- Addressing the Social Determinants of Health to Enhance Clinical Trial Participation -- Race, Ancestry, and Social Determinants of Health in Surgery -- Community Engagement as a Social Determinant of Health in Surgery -- Insurance as a Social Determinant of Health in Surgery -- Health Literacy -- Psychological Stress and the Surgical Stressor -- Framing Theoretically Informed Social Determinants of Health Research Questions -- Social Determinants of Health: Study Designs and Outcomes -- Interventions for Redressing Disparities Related to Social Determinants of Health in Surgery -- Future Directions
Summary ""Social determinants of health" has been defined by the World Health Organization as the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age. These determinants can include factors such as housing, transportation, education, employment, and access to care. Social Determinants of Health: A Primer for the Practicing Surgeon provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art, definitive reference for the surgical community on this important topic, serving as an invaluable resource for surgeons, physicians, fellows, and residents"-- publisher's description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from table of contents page (Elsevier ClinicalKey, viewed November 28, 2023)
Subject Surgery.
Social Determinants of Health
Socioeconomic Factors
General Surgery
surgery (health care function)
Surgery
Form Electronic book
Author Obeng-Gyasi, Samilia, editor
Pawlik, Timothy M., editor
ISBN 9780443123672
0443123675