edited by Jonathan Gabe, David Kelleher, and Gareth Williams.
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New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1994.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xxix, 199 pages ;
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22 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Understanding medical dominance in the modern world / David Kelleher, Jonathan Gabe and Gareth Williams -- 1. From tribalism to corporatism: the managerial challenge to medical dominance / David J. Hunter -- 2. The challenge of nursing / Anne Witz -- 3. Litigation and the threat to medicine / Robert Dingwall -- 4. Television and medicine: medical dominance or trial by media? / Michael Bury and Jonathan Gabe -- 5. The alternatives to medicine / Mike Saks -- 6. Self-help groups and their relationship to medicine / David Kelleher -- 7. Lay knowledge and the privilege of experience / Gareth Williams and Jennie Popay -- 8. Changing medicine? Gender and the politics of health care / Lesley Doyal -- 9. The anti-vivisectionist movement and the science of medicine / Mary Ann Elston -- 10. Epilogue: the last days of Doctor Power / Gareth Williams, Jonathan Gabe and David Kelleher.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Lively appraisal of current changes to the health service and their effects on health professionals. Also original debate on challenges both within medicine and beyond, from nurses, self-help groups, the media, and the women's movement.