The sociology of medical screening : critical perspectives, new directions / edited by Natalie Armstrong and Helen Eborall. [electronic resource] Sociology of health & illness. Armstrong, Natalie. Eborall, Helen. Medical screening. Social medicine. Mass Screening. Genetic Testing. Sociology, Medical. RA418 362.196/04207 23 "Originally published as v. 34, issue 2 of The sociology of health & illness"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. "The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents a series of readings that provide an up-to-date overview of the diverse sociological issues relating to population-based medical screening. Features new research data in most of the contributions. Includes contributions from eminent sociologists such as David Armstrong, Stefan Timmermans, and Alison Pilnick. Represents one of the only collections to specifically address the sociology of medical screening"--Provided by publisher. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. 2013. 2013 Text 1 online resource http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118234358 eng Sociology of medical screening. Sociology of medical screening.