Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về bệnh học thý y được đăng trên tạp chí Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về bệnh thú y đề tài: The conceptualisation of health and disease in veterinary medicine. | Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica BioMed Central Review Open Access The conceptualisation of health and disease in veterinary medicine Stefan Gunnarsson Address Section of Animal Hygiene Department of Animal Environment and Health Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences SLU . Box 234 S-532 23 Skara Sweden Email Stefan Gunnarsson - Corresponding author Published 07 November 2006 Received 30 September 2006 Accepted 07 November 2006 Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2006 48 20 doi 1751-0147-48-20 This article is available from http content 48 1 20 2006 Gunnarsson licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background The concept of health as well as the concept of disease is central in veterinary medicine. However the definitions health and disease are not generally acknowledged by veterinarians. The aim of this study was to examine how the concepts health and disease are defined in veterinary textbooks. Methods Veterinary textbooks in several disciplines were investigated but only textbooks with explicit definitions of the concepts were selected for examination. Results Eighty out of the 500 relevant books within veterinary medicine were written for nonveterinarians. Eight percent of the books had an explicit definition of health and or disease. More frequently textbooks written for non veterinarians did have definitions of health or disease compared to textbooks written for professionals. A division of health definitions in five different categories was suggested namely 1. Health as normality 2. Health as biological function 3. Health as homeostasis 4. Health as physical and psychological well-being and 5. Health as productivity including reproduction. .
