Social_history_(medicine)

Social history (medicine)

Social history (medicine)

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In medicine, a social history (abbreviated "SocHx")[1] is a portion of the medical history (and thus the admission note) addressing familial, occupational, and recreational aspects of the patient's personal life that have the potential to be clinically significant.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Medscape.com". Archived from the original on January 1, 2004. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
  2. [2]
    "Evaluation and Management Services Guide" (PDF). www.cms.gov. December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-11. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
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