Dr. Golem /

Collins, H. M.

Dr. Golem / - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2005. - xii, 246 p. ; 20cm. - how to think about medicine . - Harry Collins & Trevor Pinch. .

Medicine as science and medicine as succor -- The hole in the heart of medicine: the placebo effect -- Faking it for real: bogus doctors -- Tonsils: diagnosing and dealing with uncertainty -- Alternative medicine: the cases of vitamin C and cancer -- Yuppie flu, fibromyalgia, and other contested diseases -- Defying death: cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) -- The AIDS activists -- Vaccination and parents' rights: measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), and pertussis -- Conclusion: the themes revisited.

0226113663 (cloth : alk. paper)


Medicine, Popular.
Medicine--Philosophy.
Sociology, Medical.
Consumer Participation.
Delivery of Health Care.
Physician-Patient Relations.

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