Dr. no-body: the construction of the doctor as an embodied subject in British general practice 1955-97
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Issues are discussed regarding the emergence of the doctor as a human subject in the British literature on the doctor-patient relationship in British general practice. Theree is a connection between the discipline's noticeable success in developing "patient-centred" consulting and presenting the doctor as an embodied and vulnerable individual.
Publication Name: Sociology of Health & Illness
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0141-9889
Year: 1999
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Embodied masculinity and androgen deprivation therapy
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The article presents the results of ethnographic study on androgen deprivation therapy for advanced prostrate cancer.
Publication Name: Sociology of Health & Illness
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0141-9889
Year: 2006
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'I've been like a coiled spring this last week': embodied masculinity and health
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Empirical results, which examine the relation between masculinity and men's health, are presented.
Publication Name: Sociology of Health & Illness
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0141-9889
Year: 2006
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