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Illness and Image

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

Illness and Image

By Sander L. Gilman

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About the book

The humanities in higher education are too often labeled as impractical and are not usually valued in today's marketplace. Yet in professional fields, such as the health sciences, interest in what the humanities can offer has increased. Advocates claim the humanities offer health care professionals greater insight into how to work with those who need their help.Illness and Image introduces undergraduates and professionals to the medical humanities, using a series of case studies, beginning with ...Show more

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9781138510791

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published year

2018

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1

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Illness and Image

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Paperback

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