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Network as transconcept: elements for a conceptual demarcation in the field of public health

The main proposal to set up an articulated mode of operation of health services has been the concept of network, which has been appropriated in different ways in the field of public health, as it is used in other disciplinary fields or even taking it from common sense. Amid the diversity of uses and...

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Autores principales: Amaral, Carlos Eduardo Menezes, Bosi, Maria Lúcia Magalhães
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4988804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27556965
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1518-8787.2016050006306
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Sumario:The main proposal to set up an articulated mode of operation of health services has been the concept of network, which has been appropriated in different ways in the field of public health, as it is used in other disciplinary fields or even taking it from common sense. Amid the diversity of uses and concepts, we recognize the need for rigorous conceptual demarcation about networks in the field of health. Such concern aims to preserve the strategic potential of this concept in the research and planning in the field, overcoming uncertainties and distortions still observed in its discourse-analytic circulation in public health. To this end, we will introduce the current uses of network in different disciplinary fields, emphasizing dialogues with the field of public health. With this, we intend to stimulate discussions about the development of empirical dimensions and analytical models that may allow us to understand the processes produced within and around health networks.