Contested Illness in Context: An Interdisciplinary Study in Disease Definition

By Harry Quinn Schone

Book Overview

What defines the limits of our belief and, ultimately, compassion, when it comes to disease?

This book draws upon patients' experiences and situates them among diverse literatures, from the history and philosophy of medicine to the sociology of health and disease.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367026449
• ISBN13: 9780367026448
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"