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Chapter 2: A Logic of Disease
Contributors: Barton Childs
Abstract
Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution and nothing in medicine makes sense except in the light of biology. The essay proposes that medicine is a science of the individual and when the experiences that undermine health are ameliorated, the continuing diseases in the population, in individuals, are increasingly likely to have biological explanations: some are Mendelian but most are multifactorial and complex. How we respond to this transition will influence education and practice.
DOI Reference Number : http://dx.doi.org/10.1036/ommbid.5
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