Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health

by Welch, H. Gilbert
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ISBN: 9780807021996
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Overview

A complex web of factors has created the phenomenon of overdiagnosis: the popular media promotes fear of disease and perpetuates the myth that early, aggressive treatment is always best; in an attempt to avoid lawsuits, doctors have begun to leave no test undone, no abnormality overlooked; and profits are being made from screenings, medical procedures, and pharmaceuticals. Revealing the social, medical, and economic ramifications of a health-care system that overdiagnoses and overtreats patients, Dr. H. Gilbert Welch makes a reasoned call for change that would save us pain, worry, and money.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Welch, H. Gilbert
  • ISBN: 9780807021996
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.84 x 0.69
  • Number Of Pages: 248
  • Publication Year: 2012

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