Medical Sociology

by Cockerham, William
ISBN: 9781138668324
Availability:
$57.49
Used - Trade Paperback - 9781138668324

Available Offers

Ship to HPB West Lane Avenue Out of stock at HPB West Lane Avenue Check other stores
$1.99 - Ready for pickup Apr 11 - 14
Ship to Me
$3.99 - Get it Apr 11 - 14
Only 2 left

Overview

The most thorough major academic textbook available, this classic text presents the most important research studies in the field. The author also integrates engaging first-person accounts from patients, physicians, and other health care providers throughout the text. A much greater number of first person accounts and updated examples are added to the new fourteenth edition. Other updates include:

- Coverage of Zika, Ebola, MERS, and updates on other pandemics

- Expanded discussion of obesity as a disease

- Coverage of the widening gap in life expectancy between the rich and the poor

- New information on the decline of life expectancy among American white women, especially those who live in rural counties

- New material on biomarkers, gene-environment interaction, and stress

- Analysis of the role of the hidden curriculum in medical schools

- Exiting the Affordable Care Act

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Cockerham, William
  • ISBN: 9781138668324
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.20 x 1.10
  • Number Of Pages: 436
  • Publication Year: 2017
Language: English

Customer Reviews (0)

This title hasn’t been rated yet...be the first!