The Politics of Personalised Medicine Pharmacogenetics in the Clinic |
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| Author:
| Hedgecoe, Adam |
| Contribution by:
| Rose, Nikolas
Rabinow, Paul
Bateson, Patrick
Billinge, Paul
Morange, Michel
Richards, Martin |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Society and the Life Sciences Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-60265-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2004 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $75.95 |
Book Description:
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Applies a social science perspective to exploring issues arising in clinical practice as a result of drug development linked to genetic testing. These include the social context within which new drugs are trialled, attitudes of the clinicians asked to administer them, expectations of clinicians and patients and associated ethical issues.
Applies a social science perspective to exploring issues arising in clinical practice as a result of drug development linked to genetic testing. These include the social context within which new drugs are trialled, attitudes of the clinicians asked to administer them, expectations of clinicians and patients and associated ethical issues.