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The Politics of Personalised Medicine Hedgecoe genetic testing drug prescription
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- 1st Edition
- Country of Manufacture
- United Kingdom
- ISBN
- 9780521602655
- Publication Name
- Politics of Personalised Medicine : Pharmacogenetics in the Clinic
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Series
- Cambridge Studies in Society and the Life Sciences Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 216 Pages
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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.
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521602653
ISBN-13
9780521602655
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30526604
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Politics of Personalised Medicine : Pharmacogenetics in the Clinic
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Series
Cambridge Studies in Society and the Life Sciences Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Rm301.3.G45h435 2004
Reviews
As a study in the social construction of scientific and clinical knowledge, thisbook can hardly be bettered. It is clearly and interestingly written, and the readercannot fail to be impressed by the subtleties of Hedgecoe's argument.” – Richard Ashcroft, Queen Mary, University of London, UK, Well organized and well written, this book is a useful, relevant and timely read for social scientists interested in issues of science, technology, biomedicine, and healthcare” - Ryan Reikowsky, University of Arizona., Well organized and well written, this book is a useful, relevant andtimely read for social scientists interested in issues of science, technology,biomedicine, and healthcare” - Ryan Reikowsky, University ofArizona., It is conceptually innovative and empirically grounded, and points to a new way of looking at the process of technical change in medicine. - Paul Martin, University of Nottingham, UK, As a study in the social construction of scientific and clinical knowledge, this book can hardly be bettered. It is clearly and interestingly written, and the reader cannot fail to be impressed by the subtleties of Hedgecoe's argument.” - Richard Ashcroft, Queen Mary, University of London, UK, "...this work is an extremely useful addition to STS and to anyone interested in a long-term perspective on drug development." -Emily Marden, Science, Technology & Human Values, "As a study in the social construction of scientific and clinical knowledge, this book can hardly be bettered. It is clearly and interestingly written, and the reader cannot fail to be impressed by the subtleties of Hedgecoe's argument." - Richard Ashcroft, Queen Mary, University of London, UK, It is conceptually innovative and empirically grounded, and points to a new way of looking at the process of technical change in medicine. – Paul Martin, University of Nottingham, UK, It is conceptually innovative and empirically grounded, and points to a new way of looking at the process of technical change in medicine. - Paul Martin, University of Nottingham, UK|9780521602655|, "Well organized and well written, this book is a useful, relevant and timely read for social scientists interested in issues of science, technology, biomedicine, and healthcare" - Ryan Reikowsky, University of Arizona., "...Hedgecoe's study both illumniates new perspectives on pharmacogenetics, and serves as a welcome corrective to work within medical sociology which...implicityly depreciates the role of politics in medicine." Linsey McGoey, London School of Economics and Political Science, British Journal of Sociology
Table of Content
1. Personalised medicine - a revolution in health care; 2. Pharmacogenetics, expectation and promissory science; 3. Genetics, moral risk and professional resistance; 4. Clinical resistance to Alzheimer's pharmacogenetics; 5. Research, industry and pharmacogenetic literacy; 6. Engineering the clinic - getting personalised medicine into practice; 7. The fourth hurdle - cost effectiveness and the funding of pharmacogenetics; 8. Disappointment and disclosure in the pharmacogenetic clinic; 9. The personalised is political.
Copyright Date
2004
Topic
Sociology / General, Pharmacology
Lccn
2004-047383
Dewey Decimal
615.5/8
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Medical, Social Science
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