Creating conditions the making and remaking of a genetic syndrome

"Based on original ethnographic research with scientists, clinicians and families, this book examines Rett syndrome to illuminate more general issues concerning the construction and interpretation of diseases and syndromes. It derives from research with a specialist team of clinicians and scien...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Featherstone, Katie (-)
Otros Autores: Atkinson, Paul, 1947-
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge 2012.
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : 2012.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Genetics and society.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798280906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Creating Conditions; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Multiple sites of a syndrome; 2. Making medical entities; 3. The culture of the clinic; 4. The transformation of patienthood; 5. Transforming Rett syndrome; 6. The making and remaking of medical classifications; References; Index