A Collection of Articles on Social Medicine in the 21st Century in PLoS Medicine
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The Kaiser Family Foundation has conducted interviews with two of the authors of papers in this collection, David Satcher and Paul Farmer.
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Research Articles
An Ethnographic Study of the Social Context of Migrant Health in the United States
Seth M. Holmes
Indigenous Health and Socioeconomic Status in India
S. V. Subramanian, et al.
Reconstructing Tuberculosis Services after Major Conflict: Experiences and Lessons Learned in East Timor
Nelson Martins, et al.
Reinterpreting Ethnic Patterns of Street-Based Drug Use among White and African American Men who Inject Heroin: A Cross-Methodological Social Science of Medicine Approach
Philippe Bourgois, et al.
Magazine Section
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, Nancy Scheper-Hughes