Social Medicine: Its Implications for Women’s Health in India
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Date
2014-03
Journal Title
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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Abstract
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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1
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1
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2348-6538
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43 - 54