| Description |
xviii, 237 p. |
| Series |
McGill-Queen's/Hannah Institute studies in the history of medicine, health, and society, 1198-4503 ; 12 |
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McGill-Queen's/Hannah Institute studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 12.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-232) and index. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Framing a Response to Disease -- 1 Health Begins at Home: Lay Perceptions of Illness, Disease, and Doctors -- 2 The Problem of Cancer: Doctors, Scientists, and the Dread Disease -- 3 The Contours of Legitimate Medicine: Doctors, Alternative Practitioners, and Cancer -- 4 Cancer Patients Take Care: Sufferers, Healers, and Illness Experiences -- 5 Negotiating a Response to Disease: Politics and Cancer -- Conclusion: Authority, Legitimacy, and the Problem of Cancer -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Alternative treatment -- Canada.
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Cancer -- Government policy -- Canada.
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Medical personnel and patient -- Canada -- History.
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Cancer -- Traitement -- Ontario -- Histoire -- 20e siecle.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0773522107 |
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0773522115 (paper : alk. paper) |
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