Do biomedical models of illness make for good healthcare systems?

BMJ. 2004 Dec 11;329(7479):1398-401. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7479.1398.

Abstract

Current medical models assume that all illness is secondary to disease. Revision is needed to explain illnesses without disease and improve organisation of health care

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration
  • Delivery of Health Care / standards*
  • Disease*
  • Humans
  • Models, Biological*