Cancer patients, cancer pathways: historical and sociological perspectives
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781137272072
Date de publication :
10 oct. 2012
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Eleven essays by historians and sociologists examine cancer research and treatment as everyday practice in post-war Europe and North America. These are not stories of inevitable medical progress and obstacles overcome, but of historical contingencies, cultural differences, hope, and often disappointed expectations.