Learning from Surgery: How Medical Knowledge is Constructed

Using data collected from surgeons working in a transplantation unit in Portugal this article aims to identify how medical knowledge is constructed within the context of surgery. The key theoretical guidelines are drawn from the sociology of professions and medical sociology, particularly social c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Helena Serra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences 2013-05-01
Series:Professions and Professionalism
Online Access:https://journals.hioa.no/index.php/pp/article/view/382