Social Nature of Antibiotic Overprescription in China - Medical Conversations, Doctorpatient Relationships, Decision Making

Offering a rarely seen glimpse into the realities of one of the biggest global public health crises in modern time, Wang's book focuses on doctor-patient interactions in China to demonstrate the potential effects of health communication, doctor-patient relationship, and a matrix of social factors on overprescription of antibiotics.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Historical and institutional factors of antibiotic overprescription in China 3. Outside the medical visit: Pre-visit use of non-prescribed antibiotics, desires for antibiotic prescriptions, and association with antibiotic prescriptions in medical visit 4. Caregivers' role in prescribing decision: Overt advocacy and interactional pressure in medical visits 5. Doctors' role in prescribing decision: Treatment recommendation actions and medical authority in medical visits 6. Dueling in medical interaction: Caregivers' resistance to doctors' treatment recommendations 7. Conclusion

About the author

Nan Christine Wang is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Administration at Hunan University, China.

Product details

• Authors: Nan Christine Wang, Nan Christine (Hunan University Wang
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032153254
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3215325-4
• No. of pages: 138
• Series: Routledge Studies in Language, Health and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, MEDICAL / Family & General Practice, Communication Studies, Public health & preventive medicine, Public health and preventive medicine