La medicalización de la sociedad
By: J.P. Barrán ... [et al.].
Contributors: Barrán, José Pedro, 1934-
Series: Ecoteca ;; 6
Publisher: Nordan Comunidad; Goethe-Institut
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Montevideo, Uruguay
Language: spa
Number of pages: 251
Subjects: Social medicine -- Uruguay -- Congresses.; Social control -- Uruguay -- Congresses.; Medicine -- Uruguay -- Public opinion -- Congresses.
Description: "Product of a 1993 workshop sponsored by Instituto Goethe de Montevideo, work  examines origins and consequences of the rise of medicine as a specialized field of knowledge and professional practice.  Some articles take a general approach, but most focus on the particular experience of Uruguay"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.