| Description |
xiv, 204 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-196) and index. |
| Contents |
Medicalization : context, characteristics, and changes -- Extension : men and the medicalization of andropause, baldness, and erectile dysfunction -- Expansion : from hyperactive children to adult ADHD -- Enhancement : human growth hormone and the temptations of biomedical enhancement -- Continuity : homosexuality and the potential for remedicalization -- Measuring medicalization : categories, numbers, and treatment -- The shifting engines of medicalization -- Medicalization and its discontents. |
| Subject |
Social medicine -- History.
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Sociology, Medical -- trends. |
| ISBN |
080188585X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780801885846 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0801885841 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780801885853 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101289325 |
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YDXCP 2505196 |
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YDXCP 2505197 |
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AU@ 000040983857 |
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NZ1 11065489 |
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