Gender Inflexion in the Construction of a New Medical Specialty

This article presents the constitution of a new medical specialty, Palliative Care, directed to patients “out of therapeutic possibilities”. The concept emerged around 1960 in England and was implemented in Brazil a couple of years before 1990. It is characterized by an active attendance of the d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rachel Aisengart Menezes, Maria Luiza Heilborn
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2007-09-01
Series:Revista Estudos Feministas
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/1469