Drawing Blood Technology and Disease Identity in Twentieth-Century America |
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| Author:
| Wailoo, Keith |
| Series title: | The Henry E. Sigerist Series in the History of Medicine |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-7029-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1999 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | CD-ROM |
| List Price: | AUD $77.99 |
Book Description:
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In Drawing Blood, medical historian Keith Wailoo uses the story of blood diseases to explain how physicians in this century wielded medical technology to define disease, carve out medical specialties, and shape political agendas. As Wailoo's account makes clear, the seemingly straightforward process of identifying disease is invariably influenced ......
In Drawing Blood, medical historian Keith Wailoo uses the story of blood diseases to explain how physicians in this century wielded medical technology to define disease, carve out medical specialties, and shape political agendas. As Wailoo's account makes clear, the seemingly straightforward process of identifying disease is invariably influenced ......