Witnessing history: a personal view of half a century in public health.
J R Coll Physicians Edinb
; 48(2): 181-191, 2018 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29992211
ABSTRACT
Former Chief Medical Officer Sir Kenneth Calman recently celebrated 50 years in medicine. It was a period which saw the evolution of the public health agenda from communicable diseases to diseases of lifestyle, the change from a hospital-orientated health service to one dominated by community-based services, and the increasing recognition of inequalities as a major determinant of health. This paper documents selected highlights from his career including the Aberdeen typhoid outbreak, AIDS, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, foot and mouth disease, radioactive fallout, the invention of computerised tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, and draws parallels between the development of the modern understanding of public health and the theoretical background to the science 100 years earlier.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Social Change
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Communicable Disease Control
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Public Health
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
J R Coll Physicians Edinb
Journal subject:
EDUCACAO
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HISTORIA DA MEDICINA
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MEDICINA
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article