Medical visions: producing the patient through film, television, and imaging technologies
Auteur :
Ostherr, Kirsten
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780199737246
Date de publication :
11 avr. 2013
Dimensions :
16,3 x 23,6 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
604 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book explores 120 years of medical image-making to explain how visual representations came to play a central role in medical education and practice. She demonstrates how medical images acquire cultural meaning and influence, shaping professional and popular understandings of health and disease.