86
Views
7
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

On the Notion of Health as Ability

Pages 101-105 | Received 01 Apr 1995, Accepted 15 Apr 1996, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

References

  • Temkin O. The scientific approach to disease: specific entity and individual sickness. Scientific change: historical studies in the intellectual, social and technical conditions for scientific discovery and technical invention from antiquity to the present, A C Crombie. Basic Books, New York 1963; 629–47
  • Parsons T. Definitions of health and illness in the light of American values. Patients, physicians and illness, E G Jaco. Free Press, New York 1972; 107–27
  • Nordenfelt L. On the nature of healthSecond rev. editor. Kluwer, Dordrecht 1995
  • Nordenfelt L. Action, ability and health. 1996, forthcoming
  • Seedhouse D. Health: The foundations of achievement. John Wiley and Sons, Chichester 1986
  • Fulford K WM. Moral theory and medical practice. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1989
  • Pörn I. Health and adaptedness. Theoretical medicine. 1993; 14: 295–303
  • Nordenfelt L. Quality of life, health and happiness. Avebury, Aldershot 1993
  • Morriss P. Power a philosophical analysis. St Martin's Press, New York 1987

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.