Adverse events : race, inequality, and the testing of new pharmaceuticals / Jill A. Fisher.
| Author/creator | Fisher, Jill A., 1976- author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | New York : New York University Press, [2020] |
| Description | 1 online resource (vii, 319 pages). |
| Supplemental Content | Click here to view book |
| Subjects |
| Series | Anthropologies of American Medicine: Culture, Power, and Practice Ser Anthropologies of American Medicine: Culture, Power, and Practice Ser. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Introduction: "Your health is your wealth" -- Entering the clinic -- "Doing the lab rat thing" -- A tale of three cultures -- The commercialization of phase I trials -- A laboratory for human animals -- The dark side of the model -- Consenting to study adverse events -- Constructing risk knowledge -- Speculating on health -- Conclusion: The social inequality of adverse events. |
| Abstract | ""Adverse Events" explores the connections between race, inequality, and the testing of new pharmaceuticals"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Fisher, Jill A., 1976- Adverse events. New York : New York University Press, [2020] 9781479877997 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781479861439 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 147986143X (electronic bk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |