| Author: | Christopher Lawrence | ISBN: | 9781134873845 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | June 19, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Christopher Lawrence |
| ISBN: | 9781134873845 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | June 19, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Christopher Lawrence's critical overview of medicine's place in the development of modern Britain examines the significance of the clinical encounter in contemporary society.
* first short synoptic study of its kind
* breaks new ground by bringing together specialised scholarship into a broad argument
* shows how the medical profession created a very specific role for itself
* relates medicine to general social policy
Christopher Lawrence's critical overview of medicine's place in the development of modern Britain examines the significance of the clinical encounter in contemporary society.
* first short synoptic study of its kind
* breaks new ground by bringing together specialised scholarship into a broad argument
* shows how the medical profession created a very specific role for itself
* relates medicine to general social policy
