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The Making of a Syndrome : the Making and Re-making of a Genetic Syndrome.
Based on original ethnographic research with scientists, clinicians and families, this book examines Rett syndrome to illuminate more general issues concerning the construction and interpretation of diseases and syndromes. It derives from research with a specialist team of clinicians and scientists,...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2011.
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| Series: | Genetics and society (Series)
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Creating Conditions; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Multiple sites of a syndrome; 2. Making medical entities; 3. The culture of the clinic; 4. The transformation of patienthood; 5. Transforming Rett syndrome; 6. The making and remaking of medical classifications; References; Index.