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[Perestroika--in medicine too]. 1991

E Meland, and P Fugelli

Institutt for allmennmedisin, Universitetet i Bergen.

The article criticizes the one-dimensionality of natural science and the one-way concept of causality in medicine. The crisis in medical practice and health economy is considered in the light of an outdated and rigid health ideology with parallels in the "scientific" dogmas that have now been discarded in Eastern Europe. In this article we try to point a way out of this unfortunate situation: how would a change of paradigm affect clinical practice, health ideology and our concept of social policy?

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009664	Norway	A country located in northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, west of Sweden. The capital is Oslo.	Kingdom of Norway
D004470	Economics, Medical	Economic aspects of the field of medicine, the medical profession, and health care. It includes the economic and financial impact of disease in general on the patient, the physician, society, or government.	Medical Economics
D004992	Ethics, Medical	The principles of professional conduct concerning the rights and duties of the physician, relations with patients and fellow practitioners, as well as actions of the physician in patient care and interpersonal relations with patient families.	Medical Ethics
D006291	Health Policy	Decisions, usually developed by government policymakers, for determining present and future objectives pertaining to the health care system.	Health Care Policies,Health Policies,Healthcare Policy,National Health Policy,Care Policies, Health,Health Care Policy,Health Policy, National,Healthcare Policies,National Health Policies,Policies, Health,Policies, Health Care,Policies, Healthcare,Policy, Health,Policy, Health Care,Policy, Healthcare
D012946	Social Welfare	Organized institutions which provide services to ameliorate conditions of need or social pathology in the community.	Community Services,Services, Community,Community Service,Service, Community,Welfare, Social