Diagnosis, therapy, and evidence conundrums in modern American medicine / Gerald N. Grob and Allan V. Horwitz.
| Author/creator | Grob, Gerald N. |
| Other author | Horwitz, Allan V. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, |
| Description | xi, 253 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from UPCC Books History 2010 Subject Collection |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Critical issues in health and medicine Critical issues in health and medicine. ^A886083 |
| Contents | Rhetoric and reality in modern American medicine -- Medical rivalry and etiological speculation : the case of peptic ulcer -- How theory makes bad practice : the case of tonsillectomy -- How science tries to explain deadly diseases : coronary heart disease and cancer -- Transforming amorphous stress into discrete disorders : the case of anxiety -- Depression : creating consensus from diagnostic confusion -- Post-traumatic stress disorder : the result of abnormal environments or abnormal individuals?. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009008097 |
| ISBN | 9780813546711 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780813546728 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |