Dr. Golem how to think about medicine /

Collins, H. M. 1943-

Dr. Golem how to think about medicine / [electronic resource] : Harry Collins & Trevor Pinch. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2005. - xii, 246 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-239) and index.

Medicine as science and medicine as succor -- The hole in the heart of medicine: the placebo effect -- Faking it for real: bogus doctors -- Tonsils: diagnosing and dealing with uncertainty -- Alternative medicine: the cases of vitamin C and cancer -- Yuppie flu, fibromyalgia, and other contested diseases -- Defying death: cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) -- The AIDS activists -- Vaccination and parents' rights: measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), and pertussis -- Conclusion: the themes revisited.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.





DNLM Uk


Medicine, Popular.
Medicine--Philosophy.


Electronic books.

RC81 / .C695 2005

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