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Social Meaning of Surgery

Social Meaning of Surgery

Hardback (01 Nov 1991)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Surgery is the highest prestige medical speciality and surgeons possess great status and authority in Western society. This book examines why this is the case, through detailed description and sociological analysis of daily life in the operating theatre.

Book information

ISBN: 9780335099436
Publisher: Open University Press
Imprint: Open University Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 160
Weight: 390g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 25mm