Concept information
Preferred term
medicalization
Definition
- Medicalization is the process of transforming nonmedical health issues into medical problems in order to provide diagnosis and treatment. This process is accomplished by using medical language and a biomedical framework to articulate the problem. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Communication; Medicalization]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-PQ549Q0V-1
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