Clinical Labor : Tissue Donors and Research Subjects in the Global Bioeconomy /

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Forms of embodied labor, such as surrogacy and participation in clinical trials, are central to biomedical innovation, but they are rarely considered as labor. The authors take on that project, analyzing what they call clinical labor and asking what such an analysis might indicate about the organiza...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cooper, Melinda (Author), Waldby, Cathy (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Medical care > Technological innovations.
Human reproductive technology > Moral and ethical aspects.
Human reproductive technology > Economic aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
MEDICAL > Gynecology & Obstetrics.
public health.
Reproduction > Innovations.
Prestation de soins.
Sante publique.
Therapeutique.
Procreation medicalement assistee > Aspect moral.
Procreation medicalement assistee > Aspect economique.
Reproductive Techniques
Clinical Trials as Topic
Delivery of Health Care
Environment and Public Health
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Quality of Health Care
Public Health
Epidemiologic Methods
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms
Therapeutics
Investigative Techniques
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics as Topic
Reproductive technology.
Medical care.
Public health.
Therapeutics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Forms of embodied labor, such as surrogacy and participation in clinical trials, are central to biomedical innovation, but they are rarely considered as labor. The authors take on that project, analyzing what they call clinical labor and asking what such an analysis might indicate about the organization of the bio-economy and the broader organization of labor and value today.
Physical Description:1 online resource (289 pages).
ISBN:9780822377009

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