| Description |
xii, 246 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-239) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Medicine, Popular.
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Medicine -- Philosophy.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Pinch, T. J. (Trevor J.)
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0226113663 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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