Medical Dominance in the Australian Health System: The Case of the Bionic Ear
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Collyer, FranAbstract
The material for this paper is based on approximately 60 face-to-face interviews with specialist doctors, consumers, administrators, policy makers, various officials, researchers and company representatives. It is a case study of the development of the Australian Bionic Ear (or cochlear implant prosthesis) providing an analysis of the key social relationships within medicine - between doctors, scientists, consumers, government officials, industry representatives and others - which shape the development and implementation of new medical technologies.The material for this paper is based on approximately 60 face-to-face interviews with specialist doctors, consumers, administrators, policy makers, various officials, researchers and company representatives. It is a case study of the development of the Australian Bionic Ear (or cochlear implant prosthesis) providing an analysis of the key social relationships within medicine - between doctors, scientists, consumers, government officials, industry representatives and others - which shape the development and implementation of new medical technologies.
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1994-01-01Publisher
Explorations in Knowledge (University of Manchester) 11(1) 1994:1-12Citation
Collyer, F.M. (1994) ‘Medical Dominance in the Australian Health System: The Case of the Bionic Ear’ Explorations in Knowledge (University of Manchester) 11(1):1-12.Share