Woodhouse, Jan2008-11-032008-11-032008-03-17In E. Mason-Whitehead, A. McIntosh, A. Bryan & T. Mason (Eds.), Key concepts in nursing (pp. 36-42). London: SAGE, 2008.9781412946155http://hdl.handle.net/10034/40157This book chapter is not available through ChesterRep.This chapter examines the concept of biological determinates of need; consideration is given to many factors that impact on the human. The chapter argues that there is need for issues to be examined holistically. This would allow for all the different factors which may affect an individual to be considered, rather then being condensed into specialised areas, and would lead the way to understanding disease, its treatment and prevention.enbiological determinants of needhealth careBook chapter