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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health policy > health services > health professions > medical profession
social science subjects > health and social care > health services > health professions > medical profession
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health care management > health care facilities, manpower, and services > health services > health professions > medical profession
... > contexts > named groups > persons > staff > professional staff > health professions > medical profession
... > contexts > named groups > persons > staff > health service staff > health professions > medical profession
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > knowledge and learning > professions > health professions > medical profession
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > industrial psychology > employment, staffing, and careers > careers > professions > health professions > medical profession
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > careers > professions > health professions > medical profession
... > social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > careers > professions > health professions > medical profession
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > careers > professions > health professions > medical profession

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medical profession  

Definition

  • The occupation licensed by the state which can diagnose disease and prescribe drugs for their treatment (allopathy/allopathic; corporatization; deprofessionalization; McDonaldization/ McDoctor; medical dominance). [Source: The Sage Dictionary of Health and Society; Medical Profession]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-D2BCD69S-P

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