Dr. Golem : How to Think about Medicine /

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A creature of Jewish mythology, a golem is an animated being made by man from clay and water who knows neither his own strength nor the extent of his ignorance. Like science and technology, the subjects of Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch's previous volumes, medicine is also a golem, and this Dr....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Collins, Harry (Autor), Pinch, Trevor (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2008]
Temas:
SCIENCE / General.
medicine, medical, sociology, science, scientific research, technology, tonsillectomies, placebo effect, randomized control trials, bogus doctors, cpr, vitamin c, cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, aids, cures, treatment, vaccination, economics, social, vaccinations, vaccines, health, healthy, philosophy, healthcare, fibromyalgia, diseases, mumps, measles, rubella, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, diagnosis, uncertainty.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Introduction. Medicine as Science and Medicine as Succor
  • 1. The Hole in the Heart of Medicine
  • 2. Faking It for Real
  • 3. Tonsils
  • 4. Alternative Medicine
  • 5. Yuppie Flu, Fibromyalgia, and Other Contested Diseases
  • 6. Defying Death
  • 7. The AIDS Activists
  • 8. Vaccination and Parents' Rights
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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