Contested Illnesses

Contested Illnesses
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 342
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ISBN-10 : 9780520950429
ISBN-13 : 0520950429
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Book Synopsis Contested Illnesses by : Phil Brown

Download or read book Contested Illnesses written by Phil Brown and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-12-26 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The politics and science of health and disease remain contested terrain among scientists, health practitioners, policy makers, industry, communities, and the public. Stakeholders in disputes about illnesses or conditions disagree over their fundamental causes as well as how they should be treated and prevented. This thought-provoking book crosses disciplinary boundaries by engaging with both public health policy and social science, asserting that science, activism, and policy are not separate issues and showing how the contribution of environmental factors in disease is often overlooked.


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