Offering more than 700 entries across 20 sub-disciplines, this encyclopedia represents the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and international reference work on all aspects of the social scientific study of health and illness.

• Spans concepts, theories, and substantive topics relating to the study of health in our globalized, 21st-century world from aging and stress to ICT and health care, and from disabilities to socio-economic status
• Brings together an experienced author team from across Europe, Asia, and America, who represent a variety of health-related disciplines
• Provides definitive coverage of each topic, combining different areas of the social scientific study of health in a way that reflects and promotes interdisciplinary health research
• Accessibly structured A to Z entries also include brief bibliographies and cross-references to enhance clarity

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