| Contested Illnesses: Citizens, Science, and Health Social Movements Contributor(s): Brown, Phil (Editor), Morello-Frosch, Rachel (Editor), Zavestoski, Stephen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0520270215 ISBN-13: 9780520270213 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Health & Fitness | Health Care Issues - Medical | Health Policy |
| Dewey: 362.1 |
| LCCN: 2011025412 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |