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... poor man's escalator into the world of Mayo and Massachusetts General . This assembly - line procedure of complex chemi- cal and medical examinations can be performed by paraprofessional technicians at a surprisingly low cost . It ...
... poor man's escalator into the world of Mayo and Massachusetts General . This assembly - line procedure of complex chemi- cal and medical examinations can be performed by paraprofessional technicians at a surprisingly low cost . It ...
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... poor countries , the poor majorities clearly have less access to medical services than the rich : 58 the services available to the few consume most of the health budget and deprive the majority of services of any kind . In all of Latin ...
... poor countries , the poor majorities clearly have less access to medical services than the rich : 58 the services available to the few consume most of the health budget and deprive the majority of services of any kind . In all of Latin ...
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... poor ? Or does it require that the poor get the same " education " although more will have to be spent on their account to achieve equal results ? Or must the educational system , in order to be equitable , assure that the poor are not ...
... poor ? Or does it require that the poor get the same " education " although more will have to be spent on their account to achieve equal results ? Or must the educational system , in order to be equitable , assure that the poor are not ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Epidemics of Modern Medicine | 13 |
The Medicalization of Life 393 | 41 |
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