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... England Journal of Medicine 289 ( 1973 ) : 1224-9 , shows that surgical rates in Canada in 1968 were 1.8 times greater for men and 1.6 times greater for women than in England . Discretionary operations such as tonsillectomy and ...
... England Journal of Medicine 289 ( 1973 ) : 1224-9 , shows that surgical rates in Canada in 1968 were 1.8 times greater for men and 1.6 times greater for women than in England . Discretionary operations such as tonsillectomy and ...
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... England Journal of Medicine 281 ( 1969 ) : 880–4 , finds three to fourfold variations in regional rates for six common surgical procedures in the U.S.A. The number of surgeons available was found to be the significant predictor in the ...
... England Journal of Medicine 281 ( 1969 ) : 880–4 , finds three to fourfold variations in regional rates for six common surgical procedures in the U.S.A. The number of surgeons available was found to be the significant predictor in the ...
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... England Journal of Medicine 287 ( 1972 ) : 334–8 . An autobiographical account of a medical doctor in such terminal treatment . 219 Hans von Hentig , Vom Ursprung der Henkersmahlzeit ( Tübingen : Mohr , 1958 ) . The medicalization of ...
... England Journal of Medicine 287 ( 1972 ) : 334–8 . An autobiographical account of a medical doctor in such terminal treatment . 219 Hans von Hentig , Vom Ursprung der Henkersmahlzeit ( Tübingen : Mohr , 1958 ) . The medicalization of ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
Specific Counterproductivity | 211 |
Copyright | |
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