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Cultural influences on medical knowledge

David Hughes

Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine

Swansea University Author: David Hughes

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This article examines how culture influences the content and practical application of medical knowledge. The current state of medical knowledge is not simply the outcome of a neutral process of scientific investigation, but is affected by more general cultural perspectives. Disease classification sy...

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Published in: Handbook of the Philosophy of Medicine
Published: Springer 2016
Online Access: http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-94-017-8706-2_73-2
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