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Subject:    [EQ] PLoS Medicine has released a special edition on social
       medicine

The journal, PLoS Medicine, has released a special edition on 'social
medicine,' which includes 15 articles and research papers that look at the
socioeconomic, ethical and cultural dimensions of health.

      Volume 3 | Issue 10 | OCTOBER 2006 at:
      http://collections.plos.org/plosmedicine/socialmedicine-2006.php

      EDITORIAL
      Social Medicine in the Twenty-First Century -  Scott Stonington, et
      al.

      ESSAYS
      Health Is Still Social: Contemporary Examples in the Age of the
      Genome -  Timothy H. Holtz, et al.

      How Did Social Medicine Evolve, and Where Is It Heading? -  Dorothy
      Porter

      Anthropology in the Clinic: The Problem of Cultural Competency and
      How to Fix It -  Arthur Kleinman, et al.

      "Anecdotal Evidence": Why Narratives Matter to Medical Practice -
      Rafael Campo

      Is There a Global Bioethics? End-of-Life in Thailand and the Case for
      Local Difference
       Scott Stonington, et al.

      Ethnic Disparities in Health: The Public's Role in Working for
      Equality -  David Satcher

      POLICY FORUMS
      Structural Violence and Clinical Medicine -  Paul E. Farmer, et al.

      Time to Regenerate: Ecosystems and Health Promotion -  Colin D.
      Butler, et al.

      STUDENT FORUM
      Why Should Medical Students Care About Health Policy? -  Rajesh Gupta

      PLoS MEDICINE DEBATE
      Is It Ethical for Patients with Renal Disease to Purchase Kidneys
      from the World's Poor? -  Tarif Bakdash, et al.


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