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Titre(s) : Stem cell tourism and the political economy of hope [Texte imprimé] / Alan Petersen, Megan Munsie, Claire Tanner... [et al.]
Publication : London : Palgrave Macmillan, cop. 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVII-218 p.) ; 22 cm
Collection : Health, technology and society
Lien à la collection : Health, technology and society
Comprend : Series Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; References; Contents; List of Tables; 1:
Stem Cell Tourism in Context; Stem Cell Tourism in the Context of the Health and Medical
Travel Industry; The Rise of Global Healthcare; Exploring the Sociocultural Dynamics
of Stem Cell Tourism; Capturing Expectations and Experiences; Outline of Remaining
Chapters; References; 2: 'Choice', Hope, and Stem Cell Treatments; 'Choice' and Its
Paradoxes in Global Healthcare; Critical Junctures in Decision-Making; The Immediate
Aftermath of Diagnosis; The Perception of 'No Choice'; Experiences of Doctors
The Significance of Other Patients' Personal Stories Community Support and Fund-Raising;
The Experiences of 'Non-Travellers'; Not Wanting to Know Details of Treatment; Country
of Destination; Conclusion; References; 3: Managing Hope; Heightened Expectations;
Fringe Science; Concerned About the High Cost of Hope; Managers of Hope; 'Accidental'
Advisors; Conclusion; References; 4: Hopeful Journeys of Stem Cell Tourists; Difficult
Leaps of Faith: Journeys to the Clinic; At the Clinic; Treatment; Reflections: Home
Again; Conclusion; References
5: Exploiting Stem Cell Hopes in Germany Regulating Cell Therapies in Germany; Timing,
Exemptions, and Terminology Ambiguity; Enter X-Cell; Recognising and Responding to
Risk; Regulators as 'Mediators of Trust'; Conclusion; References; 6: Selling Hope
in China; Brand China; Creating the Chinese Market; Regulating the Market; Destination
China: Making the Unfamiliar Accessible; Clinic Concierges and Past Patients as Ambassadors;
Shaping the Treatment Experience; Commodifying Hope; Purveyors of Hope; 'Cleaning
Up' the Market: Regulations, Detours, and New Destinations
Note(s) : Bibliogr. en fin de chapitre. Index
Sujet(s) : Tourisme médical
Cellules souches -- Greffe
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 1137470429. - ISBN 9781137470423 (rel.). - ISBN 9781137470430 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45206697t
Notice n° :
FRBNF45206697
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