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Page 84
... patient's behavior . When a doctor diag- noses a human being , it does.163 In those instances where the physician ... patient is healed ; most sickness leaves no taint of deviance or dis- orderly conduct on the patient's reputation . No ...
... patient's behavior . When a doctor diag- noses a human being , it does.163 In those instances where the physician ... patient is healed ; most sickness leaves no taint of deviance or dis- orderly conduct on the patient's reputation . No ...
Page 91
... patient to withhold consent to his own treatment vanishes as the doctor argues that he must submit to diagnosis , since society cannot afford the burden of curative procedures that would be even more expensive.185 Terminal Ceremonies ...
... patient to withhold consent to his own treatment vanishes as the doctor argues that he must submit to diagnosis , since society cannot afford the burden of curative procedures that would be even more expensive.185 Terminal Ceremonies ...
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... patient's face209 has made him into an agent of evasion or outright dissim- ulation.210 The patient's unwillingness to die on his own makes him pathetically dependent . He has now lost his faith in his ability to die , the terminal ...
... patient's face209 has made him into an agent of evasion or outright dissim- ulation.210 The patient's unwillingness to die on his own makes him pathetically dependent . He has now lost his faith in his ability to die , the terminal ...
Contents
The Epidemics of Modern Medicine | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 31 |
Introduction | 121 |
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