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Medicine and Culture

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A classic comparative study of medicine and national culture, Medicine and Culture shows us that while doctors regard themselves as servants of science, they are often prisoners of custom.

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Laura rated it

Mar 12, 2012

Evaluates and compares how "medicine" is done in France, Germany, Great Britain and the USA. Very informative and enlightening. I had no idea that there were such drastic differences. I thought medical science should be rational, but this book demonstrates how culture impacts medical practice, an... ...more

Joel rated it

May 1, 2009

This book was super interesting and really opened up the ol' eyes to the degree of subjectivity involved in the world of medicine and, like, doctorly things. I read a super old copy -- I feel like some sort of "Author's Preface to the New Edition" would've been extra handy. Still, it's a super in... ...more

S. rated it

Mar 30, 2008

This was short and straightforward, and surely a bit simplified, but fascinating. ...more

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Medicine and Culture

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Henry Holt and Co.
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November 1996
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ISBN: 9780805048032
ISBN10: 0805048030
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 224 pages

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