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This compelling account of the author's experience with a chronic pain disorder and subsequent interaction with the American health care system goes to the heart of the workings of power and culture in the biomedical domain. It is a medical whodunit full of mysterious misdiagnosis, subtle power...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Greenhalgh, Susan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2001.
Temas:
Greenhalgh, Susan > Health.
Greenhalgh, Susan
Chronic pain > Patients > United States > Biography.
Arthritis > Patients > United States > Biography.
Fibromyalgia > Patients > United States > Biography.
Physician and patient.
Diagnostic errors.
Pain.
Arthritis.
Chronic diseases.
Fibromyalgia.
Pain
Arthritis
Chronic Disease
Diagnostic Errors
Fibromyalgia
Physician-Patient Relations
Douleur chronique > Patients > États-Unis > Biographies.
Fibromyalgie > Patients > États-Unis > Biographies.
Relations médecin-patient.
Erreurs de diagnostic.
Douleur.
Arthrite.
Maladies chroniques.
Fibromyalgie.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Pain Management.
MEDICAL > Pain Medicine.
Chronic diseases
Arthritis > Patients
Chronic pain > Patients
Diagnostic errors
Fibromyalgia > Patients
Health
Physician and patient
Chronischer Schmerz
Patient
Fibromyalgie
Rheumatoide Arthritis
Arzt
United States
alternative medicine.
american health care.
biomedical.
chronic disease.
chronic pain.
cultural studies.
detective.
diagnosis.
disease.
ethnography.
feminism.
feminist.
fibromyalgia.
health and wellness.
health care system.
health care.
health issues.
healthy living.
medical issues.
medical science.
medical system.
medicine.
mental health.
pain disorder.
pain management.
physical health.
physical therapy.
psychology.
social studies.
sociopolitical.
therapy.
Personal Narrative
Biography
Personal narratives
Biographies
Personal narratives.
Biographies.
Récits personnels.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This compelling account of the author's experience with a chronic pain disorder and subsequent interaction with the American health care system goes to the heart of the workings of power and culture in the biomedical domain. It is a medical whodunit full of mysterious misdiagnosis, subtle power plays, and shrewd detective work.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 371 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-364) and index.
ISBN:9780520925090
0520925092
0585389225
9780585389226
1597349712
9781597349710
9786613811653
6613811653
1282233912
9781282233911

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