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D M Fox

Publications and source records attributed to D M Fox.

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PubMed1979

From reform to relativism: a history of economists and health care.

During the first half of this century economists who studied health care were primarily concerned with reducing the financial burden of illness and making services more accessible. In recent decades, "scholarly research" by professional economists has become characterized by the exchange of social advocacy for scientific neutrality. Historical analysis of the assumptions underlying this shift--assumptions about the worth of resources and alternative ways to allocate resources--shows parallel changes in other social sciences and medicine. As commitment to reform is tempered by relativism, scientific inquiry may benefit at the cost of social justice.

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PubMed1978

Health professions education and public policy: a research agenda.

The Work Group on the Education of the Health Professions and the Nation's Health offers the theme of discontinuity to describe who so little useful knowledge has been derived from research in this area and to suggest a more productive approach for future studies. Discontinuities are evident amoung the needs of patients and populations and how professionals practice what is taught in professional schools. The work group recommends seven areas for study in the expectation that new information might alleviate these discontinuities.

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