Politics of personalised medicine, the: pharmacogenetics in the clinic
Auteur :
Hedgecoe, Adam
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521602655
Date de publication :
2 déc. 2004
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,3 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
350 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Applies a social science perspective to exploring issues arising in clinical practice as a result of drug development linked to genetic testing. These include the social context within which new drugs are trialled, attitudes of the clinicians asked to administer them, expectations of clinicians and patients and associated ethical issues.