Lovers and livers : disease concepts in history /
Can a disease be an idea? A theory? Does disease exist without a patient to suffer from it? In Lovers and Livers, Jacalyn Duffin provides a lively overview of the ideas around disease. She introduces philosophical theories of disease and delves into the history of two distinct afflictions - one old,...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
2005.
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Colección: | Joanne Goodman lectures ;
2002. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The disease game: an introduction to the concets and construction of disease
- Lovers: the rise and apparent fall of lovesickness
- Livers: the rise of hepatitis C.