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The sociology of medical screening : critical perspectives, new directions / edited by Natalie Armstrong and Helen Eborall. - 2nd ed. - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. - 1 online resource

"Originally published as v. 34, issue 2 of The sociology of health & illness"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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.

ISBN: 9781118234365 1118234367 9781118234372 1118234375 9781118234389 1118234383 9781118234358 1118234359

LCCN: 2012009305

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medical screening.
Social medicine.
Mass Screening.
Genetic Testing.
Sociology, Medical.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Diseases--Genetic.
Medical screening.
Social medicine.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: RA418

Dewey Class. No.: 362.196/04207

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WA 245