Thomas (Hrsg.) Schlich

The Risks of Medical Innovation

Risk Perception and Assessment in Historical Context

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The risks involved in introducing new drugs and devices are amongst the most discussed issues of modern medicine.Presenting a new way of thinking about these issues, this volume considers risk and medical innovation from a social historical perspective, and studies specific cases of medical innovation, including X-rays, the pill and Thalidomide, in their respective contexts. International cases are examined through the lens of a particular set of shared questions - highlighting differences, similarities, continuities and changes, and offering a historical sociology of risk. Particularly important is the re-conceptualization of dangers in term… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Tröhler, Ulrich (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-134-31238-2
EAN: 9781134312382
Produktnummer: 14484813
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
Seitenangabe: 320 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 3'878 KB
Abbildungen: 7 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 2 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor

Thomas Schlich is Canada Research Chair in the History of Medicine at the Department of Social Studies of Medicine at McGill University, Canada.Ulrich Tröhler heads the Institute for the History of Medicine of the University of Freiburg, Germany.