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Repositioning the patient: the implications of being 'at risk'.

Social science & medicine (1982) - 1 Apr 2005

Scott S, Prior L, Wood F, Gray J

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In the modern era of biomedical practice, genetic knowledge has redefined the idea of 'the patient' to include those who are 'at risk' of disease alongside those who are already sick. For such individuals, it is risk itself that constitutes the raison d'être of medical intervention. Using data from interviews with 58 users of a UK cancer genetics service together with data derived from clinical consultations, we...

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PMID: 15686817
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.08.020

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