Remaking the American patient how Madison Avenue and modern medicine turned patients into consumers / Nancy Tomes.
| Author/creator | Tomes, Nancy, 1952- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2016] |
| Description | xviii, 538 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection (Backlist) |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in social medicine |
| Contents | Farewell to the free trade in doctoring -- The high cost of keeping alive -- The new corner store -- The guinea pigs' revolt -- The fourth necessity -- The MDs are off their pedestal -- A big pill to swallow -- The patient must prescribe for the doctor -- Get ready for a new breed of patients -- Shopping mall medicine -- Medicine-chest roulette. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 473-518) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015029217 |
| ISBN | 9781469622774 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |