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MEDICAL WORK, MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE AND HEALTH CARE
A SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS READER |
| By: |
Ellen Annandale (Editor), Mary Ann Elston (Editor), Lindsay Prior (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0631223274 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780631223276 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
7 March, 2005 |
| Series: |
Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs |
| Pages: |
504 |
| Description: |
Introduces students of sociology and health care to the fields of medical knowledge and medical work. This book chronicles research in the field of medical knowledge, medical work and health care over the years. It summarises changes in how health care was delivered and how medical knowledge and practice were conceptualised in this period. |
| Synopsis: |
This Reader introduces students of sociology and health care to the changing fields of medical knowledge and medical work. It provides a chronicle of research in the field of medical knowledge, medical work and health care over the past 25 years; and, summarises changes in how health care was delivered and how medical knowledge and practice were conceptualised over this period. Section introductions by the editors situate the articles within a wider body of literature. This is a valuable resource for student of sociology, social policy, social work, health policy or health care. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
| Returns: |
Returnable |