The sociology of medical screening
Subtitle: critical perspectives, new directions
By: edited by Natalie Armstrong and Helen Eborall
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley-Interscience
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781118231784
Subjects: Mass Screening; Medical Sociology; Genetic Testing
Other titles: Sociology of health & illness.
Description: "The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents a series of readings that provide an up-to-date overview of the diverse sociological issues relating to population-based medical screening. Features new research data in most of the contributions. Includes contributions from eminent sociologists such as David Armstrong, Stefan Timmermans, and Alison Pilnick. Represents one of the only collections to specifically address the sociology of medical screening"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: "Originally published as v. 34, issue 2 of The sociology of health & illness"--t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.