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Under the Medical Gaze : Facts and Fictions of Chronic Pain /

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
Autor principal: Greenhalgh, Susan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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 (383 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780520925090