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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
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2012.
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : 2012. |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Genetics and society.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798280906719 |
Table of Contents:
- 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
