Stem Cell Tourism and the Political Economy of Hope

• Main Authors: Petersen, Alan. (Author), Munsie, Megan. (Author), Tanner, Claire. (Author), MacGregor, Casimir. (Author), Brophy, Jane. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Series: Health, Technology and Society
• Subjects: kmenové buňky; terapie; pacienti; zdravotní turistika > psychologické aspekty; zdravotní turistika > etické a morální aspekty; stem cells; therapy; patients; medical tourism > psychological aspects; medical tourism > ethical and moral aspects; elektronické knihy; monografie; electronic books; monographs
• ISBN: 9781137470430
• Physical Description: XVII, 218 p. online resource.

This book provides a unique and innovative perspective on the controversial phenomenon of 'stem cell tourism'. A growing number of patients are embarking on stem cell treatments that are clinically unproven and yet available in clinics and hospitals around the world. The authors offer a cu...