Medicines and Society

Patients, Professionals and the Dominance of Pharmaceuticals

Nicky Britten (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2008
Red Globe Press (Verlag)
978-0-230-20510-9 (ISBN)

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Britten places medicines in their social context, and considers the range of influences on prescribing and the sociology of health and illness. Exploring issues such as 'the meaning of medicines' and 'alternative treatments', the book provides important reading for students across a range of disciplines interested in medicines and society.

NICKY BRITTEN is Professor in Applied Healthcare Research at the Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, UK.

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.5.2008
Zusatzinfo	256 p.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	500 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Ausbildung / Prüfung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-230-20510-0 / 0230205100
ISBN-13	978-0-230-20510-9 / 9780230205109
Zustand	Neuware