Science and the Quiet Art
The Role of Medical Research in Health Care
Will be published approx. on 4. December 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
380 pages
978-0-393-31564-6 (ISBN)
Description
Science and the Quiet Art describes the experiments and the experimenters, shows how the tools of science have been applied to the study of disease through history to the present, and looks to the future.
David Weatherall emphasizes the complex interplay in disease between nature, nurture, and aging and hence why, even with todays sophisticated methods, progress will be slow. Publishers Weekly describes the book as "a revealing and sobering appraisal of the successes, limitations, and promise of modern medicine."
David Weatherall emphasizes the complex interplay in disease between nature, nurture, and aging and hence why, even with todays sophisticated methods, progress will be slow. Publishers Weekly describes the book as "a revealing and sobering appraisal of the successes, limitations, and promise of modern medicine."
Reviews / Votes
"A spectacular voyage through the history of medical research . . . offered in a felicitous and gently humorous style." -- David G. Nathan, M.D. - New England Journal of MedicineMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Photographs, drawings
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
616 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-31564-6 (9780393315646)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Sir David Weatherall is Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford and a specialist in human genetics.