Medicines and society : patients, professionals and the dominance of pharmaceuticals / Nicky Britten.

  • Britten, Nicky, 1953-
Date:
2008
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Publication/Creation

Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.

Physical description

xiv, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-202) and index.

Contents

Introduction : medicines in time and space -- Self-care and complementary therapies -- Medicines in the lifeworld -- The development and licensing of medicines -- Information about medicines -- Prescribing -- Patient-professional communication -- Collective action -- Balance between system and lifeworld.

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    Medical Collection
    WB330 2008B86m
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ISBN

  • 9781403935410
  • 1403935416
  • 0230205100
  • 9780230205109