The Pharmaceutical Studies Reader (Hardcover)

The Pharmaceutical Studies Reader is an engaging survey of the field that brings together provocative, multi-disciplinary scholarship examining the interplay of medical science, clinical practice, consumerism, and the healthcare marketplace. * Draws on anthropological, historical, and sociological approaches to explore the social life of pharmaceuticals with special emphasis on their production, circulation, and consumption * Covers topics such as the role of drugs in shaping taxonomies of disease, the evolution of prescribing habits, ethical dimensions of pharmaceuticals, clinical trials, and drug research and marketing in the age of globalization * Offers a compelling, contextually-rich treatment of the topic that exposes readers to a variety of approaches, ideas, and frameworks * Provides an accessible introduction for readers with no previous background in this area

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	S Sismondo
Dimensions:	252 x 172 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-1-118-48883-6
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Pharmaceutical industries Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pharmacology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Promotions
LSN:	1-118-48883-0
Barcode:	9781118488836

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