| Mediating Health Information: The Go-Betweens in a Changing Socio-Technical Landscape 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Wathen, N. (Editor), Wyatt, S. (Editor), Harris, R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1349299383 ISBN-13: 9781349299386 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Physician & Patient - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
| Dewey: 610.696 |
| Series: Health, Technology and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.75 lbs) 218 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Welcome or not, most citizens in Western countries are unable to go through a day without receiving a dose of health information. This book examines the ways in which ordinary people locate and digest the amount of health information available today, focusing on the unexplored 'middle' place of human and technical mediators. |