Medical Humanities Companion: v. 1

by Iona Heath, Rolf Ahlzen, Jane Macnaughton

The phrase 'medical humanities' has a currency that is wider than any agreement as to what it means, though those engaged in the field usually know what they are attempting. This volume examines the idea of 'symptom' as a route to understanding the structure of clinical practice. Actual symptoms are always experienced by real, actual individuals - however much those experiences are mediated by language, culture, expectation and the conventions of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846192862
• ISBN13: 9781846192869
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.4"