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The Prostatic Imperative and the Social Relations of Medical Technology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Evan Willis
Evan Willis
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La Trobe University
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Abstract

A sociological approach to medical technology assessment is outlined in this paper, first in general and then with specific reference to controversies surrounding the use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing to population screening for prostate cancer.

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General Essays
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , Fall 1997 , pp. 602 - 612
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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