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The concept of "social medicine" emerges.

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The term refers to "all of those aspects of medicine that affect society." Originating in Europe, physicians in the United States almost immediately begin to bring the concept home, looking at medical reform as part of the work of social medicine.

Social medicine considers the effects of social conditions and takes them into consideration in dealing with illness in patients.