The Courage to Fail: A Social View of Organ Transplants and Dialysis
Author(s)
Fox, Renee
Swazey, Judith P.
Fox, Renee
Swazey, Judith P.
Written by a sociologist and a biologist and science historian, this text considers the social aspects of organ transplantation and chronic hemodialysis. Their research, begun in 1968, focused on the experience of research physicians engaged in this work, the "gift- exchange" social dimensions of these practices, and the impact of these technologies on society as a whole. This reprint of the 1978 edition includes a new introduction by the authors. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
| Name in long format: | The Courage to Fail: A Social View of Organ Transplants and Dialysis |
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| ISBN-10: | 0226259447 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780226259444 |
| Book pages: | 437 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | 2 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
