Encounters Between Patients and Doctors: An Anthology

By: John D. Stoeckle

Book Overview

This book of readings offers compelling evidence that even in this age of advanced medical technology and large-scale bureaucracy, the essence of diagnosis, therapy, and management of illness continues to reside in the doctor-patient relationship. It brings together 17 articles published from 1927 to 1978 dealing with the sociological and cultural aspects of clinical and bedside medicine. The articles are grouped into five parts. These cover the ground...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262690977
• ISBN13: 9780262690973
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"