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Frederic W. Hafferty is professor of behavioral sciences at the University of Minnesota-Duluth School of Medicine. He is the author ofInto the Valley: Death and the Socialization of Medical Students (1991) and, with John McKinlay,The Changing Medical Profession: An International Perspective (1993).
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Hafferty, F.W. Medicalization reconsidered. Soc 43, 41–46 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02698484
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