Lacking Compassion - Sociological Analyses of the Medical Profession

Social Theory and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-63

  Graham, Ruth ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

compassion; dentistry; feticide; male rape; medical profession; medical sociology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247667056     PISSN: 14778211     EISSN: 1477822X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.sth.8700063     Document Type: Article

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