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... therapeutic side - effects clinical iatrogenesis . 26 Medicines have always been potentially poisonous , but their unwanted side - effects have increased with their effectiveness and widespread use . 27 Every 24 to 36 hours , from 50 ...
... therapeutic side - effects clinical iatrogenesis . 26 Medicines have always been potentially poisonous , but their unwanted side - effects have increased with their effectiveness and widespread use . 27 Every 24 to 36 hours , from 50 ...
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... therapeutic service sector of the economy , an increasing proportion of all people comes to be perceived as ... therapeutic characteristics . Life - long health education , hygienic counselling , testing and maintenance become part of ...
... therapeutic service sector of the economy , an increasing proportion of all people comes to be perceived as ... therapeutic characteristics . Life - long health education , hygienic counselling , testing and maintenance become part of ...
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... therapeutic planning and engineering . 138 They indicate strategies for surgical , chemical , and behavioural intervention in the lives of sick people or people threatened with sickness . A fifth category of criticism rejects these ...
... therapeutic planning and engineering . 138 They indicate strategies for surgical , chemical , and behavioural intervention in the lives of sick people or people threatened with sickness . A fifth category of criticism rejects these ...
Contents
PREFACE | 9 |
THE EPIDEMIC OF MODERN MEDICINE | 15 |
THE MEDICALIZATION OF LIFE | 31 |
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