Intolerant bodies : a short history of autoimmunity /
Anderson, Warwick,1958-author.
Mackay, Ian R.,author.
"A unique collaboration between Ian Mackay, one of the prominent founders of clinical immunology, and Warwick Anderson, a leading historian of twentieth-century biomedical science. Connection laboratory research, clinical medicine, social theory, and lived experience, the authors reveal how doctors and patients have come to terms with this new concept of pathogenesis, one that was accepted only in the 1950s." --
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Physiology with obstacles -- Immunological thought styles -- A sense of unlimited possibilities -- The science of self -- Doing biographical work -- Reframing self.
"A unique collaboration between Ian Mackay, one of the prominent founders of clinical immunology, and Warwick Anderson, a leading historian of twentieth-century biomedical science. Connection laboratory research, clinical medicine, social theory, and lived experience, the authors reveal how doctors and patients have come to terms with this new concept of pathogenesis, one that was accepted only in the 1950s." --
Autoimmune diseases