title: Time for creative integration in medical sociology.
abstract: The burgeoning of medical sociology has sometimes been accompanied by unfortunate parochialism and the presence of opposing intellectual camps that ignore and even impugn each other's work. We have lost opportunities to achieve creative discourse and integration of different perspectives, methods, and findings. At this stage we should consider how we can foster creative integration within our field.
authors.affiliation: Health Institute, New England Medical Center, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D004194:Disease / Q000523:psychology; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D012962:Sociology, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*