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Page 230
... consumer protection and to seek solace from politicians who will check the high - handed- ness of medical producers.40 The need for such self - protec- 40 For examples of public reports on research in the service of consumer advocacy in ...
... consumer protection and to seek solace from politicians who will check the high - handed- ness of medical producers.40 The need for such self - protec- 40 For examples of public reports on research in the service of consumer advocacy in ...
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... consumer cannot change his mind in mid - treatment . By defining what constitutes illness the medical producer has the power to select his consumers and to market some products that will be forced on the consumer , if need be , by the ...
... consumer cannot change his mind in mid - treatment . By defining what constitutes illness the medical producer has the power to select his consumers and to market some products that will be forced on the consumer , if need be , by the ...
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... Consumer protection thus turns quickly into a crusade to transform independent people into clients at all cost . Unless it disabuses the client of his urge to demand and take more services , consumer protection only reinforces the ...
... Consumer protection thus turns quickly into a crusade to transform independent people into clients at all cost . Unless it disabuses the client of his urge to demand and take more services , consumer protection only reinforces the ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
Specific Counterproductivity | 211 |
Copyright | |
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