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The pursuit of perfection : the promise and perils of medical enhancement / Sheila M. Rothman and David J. Rothman.
Van Pelt Library RA418.5.M4 R68 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rothman, Sheila M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical innovations--Social aspects.
- Medical innovations.
- Social medicine.
- Pharmaceutical industry.
- Drugs--Research--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Drugs.
- Medical ethics.
- Perfection--Psychological aspects.
- Perfection.
- Drugs--Research.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Pantheon Books, [2003]
- Summary:
- The Rothmans, both highly respected historians at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, show readers what the pursuit of biological perfection through drugs and hormones means to consumers.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-273) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0679439803
- OCLC:
- 52127818
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