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Medical talk and medical work : the liturgy of the clinic
- Title
- Medical talk and medical work : the liturgy of the clinic / Paul Atkinson.
- Author
- Atkinson, Paul, 1947-
- Publication
- London : Sage, 1995.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | R133 .A85 1995 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 164 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- This work looks at the sociology of medical knowledge, including the construction of medical opinion, the fabric of medical discourse and the medical construction of the body. Issues covered include interaction among doctors and the social production of clinical opinion.
- Subject
- Medicine
- Social medicine
- Language and languages
- Sociology, Medical
- Language
- Medicine
- medicines (material)
- language (general communication)
- languages (study discipline)
- medicine (discipline)
- Language and languages
- Social medicine
- Hematologie
- Kennisoverdracht
- Diagnostiek
- Medische antropologie
- Discourse analysis
- Physician and patient
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-160) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Work among the Haematologists -- 2. The Sociological Construction of Medicine -- 3. The Production of Medical Knowledge -- 4. Reading the Body -- 5. Constructing Cases -- 6. Voicing Opinion -- 7. Voices of Medicine -- 8. Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 080397731X
- 9780803977310
- 0803977301
- 9780803977303
- LCCN
- 95068384
- OCLC
- ocm32764947
- 32764947
- SCSB-2064031
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library