Social Medicine: Its Implications for Women’s Health in India

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2014-03

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Social Trends

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Roy, Sanjay K.

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University of North Bengal

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Biswas, S. (2014). Social Medicine: Its Implications for Women’s Health in India. Social Trends, 1(1), 43–54. https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/3485

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Biswas, Saswati

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In this paper an attempt has been made to study the implications of social medicine for women’s health in India. The paper focuses on how social conditions play an important role in determining health conditions of women in India. It also highlights the consequences of a market oriented health care system for women’s health in general and its possible implications for women’s health in India.

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women’s health, social medicine, National Policy on Empowerment of Women, Elimination of discrimination against women, The Alma Ata Declaration, commodification of health

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2348-6538

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43 - 54

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