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... tion . In my opinion , the sanitation of medicine is part and parcel of the socio - economic inversion with which Part IV of this book deals . The footnotes reflect the nature of this text . I assert the right to break the monopoly that ...
... tion . In my opinion , the sanitation of medicine is part and parcel of the socio - economic inversion with which Part IV of this book deals . The footnotes reflect the nature of this text . I assert the right to break the monopoly that ...
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... tion against the poor : all are negative externalities associ- ated with each passenger - mile . Some can easily be internal- ized in the purchase price , as for instance the damages done by collisions , which are paid for by insurance ...
... tion against the poor : all are negative externalities associ- ated with each passenger - mile . Some can easily be internal- ized in the purchase price , as for instance the damages done by collisions , which are paid for by insurance ...
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... tion by ministers of medical cults ; it means only that tax funds shall not be used to establish any such rituals . Deprofessionalization of medicine means the unmasking of the myth according to which technical progress demands the ...
... tion by ministers of medical cults ; it means only that tax funds shall not be used to establish any such rituals . Deprofessionalization of medicine means the unmasking of the myth according to which technical progress demands the ...
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Introduction | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
Introduction | 127 |
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