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@book{ Costa2023,
title = {Health as a Social System: Luhmann's Theory Applied to Health Systems; An Introduction},
author = {Costa, João},
year = {2023},
series = {Health, Communication and Society},
pages = {195},
volume = {4},
address = {Bielefeld},
publisher = {transcript Verlag},
issn = {2940-1836},
isbn = {978-3-8394-6693-3},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839466933},
urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-84452-7},
abstract = {While it has become fashionable in the arena of international health to think about health systems, the theoretical underpinning of Niklas Luhmann's vast and productive theory has been given too little consideration in the field. It is rich in concepts that can facilitate a fuller understanding of what health systems are. The author applies these concepts and shows the analytical possibilities they open up. He argues concisely how Luhmann's Social Systems Theory offers an integrated theoretical body as well as a consistent articulation of concepts that can lay the groundwork for a vastly improved health systems thinking.},
keywords = {Gesundheitswesen; health care delivery system; soziales System; social system; Luhmann, N.; Luhmann, N.; Medizin; medicine; Medizinsoziologie; medical sociology; soziologische Theorie; sociological theory; Systemtheorie; system theory; Public Health; public health}}