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... specific purpose for which that sector was created and technically instrumented . Iatrogenesis cannot be understood unless it is seen as the specifically medical manifestation of specific counterproductivity . Specific or paradoxical ...
... specific purpose for which that sector was created and technically instrumented . Iatrogenesis cannot be understood unless it is seen as the specifically medical manifestation of specific counterproductivity . Specific or paradoxical ...
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... specific diseases certified by the doctor.45 Death had paled into a metaphorical figure , and killer diseases had taken his place . The general force of nature that had been celebrated as " death " had turned into a host of specific ...
... specific diseases certified by the doctor.45 Death had paled into a metaphorical figure , and killer diseases had taken his place . The general force of nature that had been celebrated as " death " had turned into a host of specific ...
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... specific counterproductivity of contemporary industry , frus- trating overproduction must be clearly distinguished from two other categories of economic burdens with which it is generally confused , namely , declining mar- ginal utility ...
... specific counterproductivity of contemporary industry , frus- trating overproduction must be clearly distinguished from two other categories of economic burdens with which it is generally confused , namely , declining mar- ginal utility ...
Contents
The Epidemics of Modern Medicine | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 31 |
Introduction | 121 |
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