Genomics and the Reimagining of Personalized Medicine

Zusatztext "Tutton's book is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand and critically engage with twenty-first century medicine. The books defining feature is not only its important subject matter! but the scholarly way in which the author has approached! critiqued and presented a complex and meaningful biomedical imaginary of an emerging treatment market." - Dr Casimir MacGregor School of Social Science! Monash University! Victoria Informationen zum Autor Richard Tutton is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Lancaster University! UK! and co-editor of Genetic Databases: Socio-Ethical Issues in the Collection and Use of DNA. Zusammenfassung A rigorous, critical examination of the promises of genomics to transform the economics and delivery of medicine, Genomics and the Reimagining of Personalized Medicine examines the consequences of the shift towards personalization for the way we think about and act on health and disease in society. As such. Inhaltsverzeichnis Genomics and the Reimagining of Personalized Medicine

Product details

• Authors: Richard Tutton, Tutton Richard
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.10.2014
• EAN: 9781472422569
• ISBN: 978-1-4724-2256-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, MEDICAL / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Insurance / General, LAW / Medical Law & Legislation, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Sociology: work & labour, Insurance & actuarial studies, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Sociology: work and labour, Medicolegal issues, Insurance and actuarial studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General