The Belgian medical profession, the order of physicians and the sickness funds (1900–1940)
Abstract How a profession is regulated and by whom are generally considered to be crucial questions. In Belgium, the most important regulator of the medical profession is the Order of Physicians. This institution is generally acknowledged to be a cornerstone of the Belgian profession's ‘overwhelming dominance’ and great autonomy. In this article, I will discuss the developments which led to the establishment of the Order of Physicians in 1938. One of the central themes is that in order to understand its establishment fully one has to take into account the ongoing struggle between profession, s... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1993 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Sociology of Health & Illness ; volume 15, issue 3, page 375-392 ; ISSN 0141-9889 1467-9566 |
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Wiley
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Schlagwörter: | Public Health / Environmental and Occupational Health / Health Policy / Health (social science) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26498279 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.ep10490552 |