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The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions
Natalie Armstrong
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Description for The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions
Paperback. As new technology makes it possible to screen for an increasing number of medical conditions, this strategy of preventive medicine raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry. The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents an overview of these fundamental issues. Editor(s): Armstrong, Natalie; Eborall, Helen. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 229 x 6. Weight in Grams: 252.
The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents a series of readings that provide an up-to-date overview of the diverse sociological issues relating to population-based medical screening.
The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents a series of readings that provide an up-to-date overview of the diverse sociological issues relating to population-based medical screening.
- Features new research data in most of the contributions
- Includes contributions from eminent sociologists such as David Armstrong, Stefan Timmermans, and Alison Pilnick
- Represents one of the only collections to specifically address the sociology of medical screening
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Series
Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781118231784
SKU
V9781118231784
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Ref
99-35
About Natalie Armstrong
Natalie Armstrong is lecturer in Social Science Applied to Health at the University of Leicester. A medical sociologist, Dr. Armstrong has previously held research posts at the University of Warwick and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Helen Eborall is lecturer in Social Science Applied to Health at the University of Leicester, having previously worked as a research ... Read more
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