The international conferences on the social sciences and medicine 1968-1996. An abridged history

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A short history of the 14 international conferences on the social sciences and medicine from 1968-96 is presented. These conferences were organized to enable social and medical scientists to discuss common problems through an informal exchange of ideas, opinions, attitudes and experience with the aim of promoting respect for differing views. Except for the conference held in Kenya, Nairobi, in 1977, all meetings were held in Europe and participated in by both invited and uninvited attendees from different countries. The last conference in Sep 1996 includes 239 participants from 52 countries.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Medicine, Social sciences

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Health and social sciences in Sri Lanka: an overview of the Triangle Program

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The Triangle Program was created by the University of Antwerp, the University of Peradeniya and the University of Connecticut to facilitate interdisciplinary community-based research and training in the field of health social sciences. The collaborative venture aims to find solutions to Sri Lanka's health problems and to generate information which can be used in the development of effective government and sectoral health programs.

Health aspects, Management, Evaluation, Sri Lanka, Medical research, International cooperation, University cooperation

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Health economics: an important contribution to social science and medicine

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The editor of Social Science and Medicine gives prospective authors advice on what kinds of topics the journal will consider publishing. The focus is on articles about health economics, which can provide unique insights on the identification and solution of problems in the healthcare industry.

Editorial, Publishing industry, Medical economics

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