Social Science and Medicine

The influence of personal care and assistive devices on the measurement of disability
pp. 427-443(17)
Author: Agree E.M.

Risk factors for functional status decline in community-living elderly people: a systematic literature review
pp. 445-469(25)
Authors: Stuck A.E.; Walthert J.M.; Nikolaus T.; Bula C.J.; Hohmann C.; Beck J.C.

Selecting national items for the WHOQOL: conceptual and psychometric considerations
pp. 473-487(15)
Authors: Skevington S.M.; Bradshaw J.; Saxena S.

Patterns of health seeking behavior during episodes of childhood diarrhea: a study of Tzotzil-speaking Mayans in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico
pp. 489-495(7)
Authors: Granich R.; Cantwell M.F.; Long K.; Maldonado Y.; Parsonnet J.

Smoking and deprivation: are there neighbourhood effects?
pp. 497-505(9)
Authors: Duncan C.; Jones K.; Moon G.

Epidemics and public health in early colonial Somaliland
pp. 507-521(15)
Author: Mohamed J.

Medical knowledge and the intractable patient: the case of chronic low back pain
pp. 523-534(12)
Authors: May C.; Doyle H.; Chew-Graham C.

Using conjoint analysis to take account of patient preferences and go beyond health outcomes: an application to in vitro fertilisation
pp. 535-546(12)
Author: Ryan M.

HMO physicians' use of referrals
pp. 547-557(11)
Authors: Bachman K.H.; K. Freeborn D.

Personal values of male and female doctors: gender aspects
pp. 559-568(10)
Authors: Neittaanmaki L.; Gross E.B.; Virjo I.; Hyppola H.; Kumpusalo E.