Dr. Golem : how to think about medicine / Harry Collins & Trevor Pinch.

  • Collins, H. M. (Harry M.), 1943-
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[2005], ©2005
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2005], ©2005.

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xii, 246 pages ; 21 cm

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-239) and index.

Contents

Medicine as science and medicine as succor -- The hole in the heart of medicine: the placebo effect -- Faking it for real: bogus doctors -- Tonsils: diagnosing and dealing with uncertainty -- Alternative medicine: the cases of vitamin C and cancer -- Yuppie flu, fibromyalgia, and other contested diseases -- Defying death: cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) -- The AIDS activists -- Vaccination and parents' rights: measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), and pertussis -- Conclusion: the themes revisited.

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    History of Medicine
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  • 0226113663