Samuel W Bloom, The word as scalpel: a history of medical sociology, Oxford University Press, 2002, pp. vii, 348, £47.50 (hardback 0-19-507232-4), £19.95 (paperback 0-19-514929-7).

Dorothy Porter

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Samuel W Bloom, The word as scalpel: a history of medical sociology, Oxford University Press, 2002, pp. vii, 348, £47.50 (hardback 0-19-507232-4), £19.95 (paperback 0-19-514929-7).

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Information: Medical History , Volume 48 , Issue 1 , 01 January 2004 , pp. 137 - 138

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Samuel W Bloom, The word as scalpel: a history of medical sociology, Oxford University Press, 2002, pp. vii, 348, £47.50 (hardback 0-19-507232-4), £19.95 (paperback 0-19-514929-7).

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