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Page 95
... diagnosis based on its results extends either the life expectancy or the comfort of the patient.179 Most tests are ... diagnosis or treatment . " Maurice Pappworth , " Dangerous Head That May Rule the Heart , " Perspective , pp . 67–70 ...
... diagnosis based on its results extends either the life expectancy or the comfort of the patient.179 Most tests are ... diagnosis or treatment . " Maurice Pappworth , " Dangerous Head That May Rule the Heart , " Perspective , pp . 67–70 ...
Page 96
... diagnosis , unharmed or not , they have incurred a high risk of being submitted to therapy that is odious , painful , crippling , and expensive . No wonder that physi- cians tend to delay longer than laymen before going to see their own ...
... diagnosis , unharmed or not , they have incurred a high risk of being submitted to therapy that is odious , painful , crippling , and expensive . No wonder that physi- cians tend to delay longer than laymen before going to see their own ...
Page 278
... diagnosis and therapy , 30 , 214 ; of values , victims of , 217-18 deprivation , learned needs and , 219-20 deprofessionalization : of medicine , 255-6 ; of primary care , and national health , 227 deviance : cultural perception of , 44 ...
... diagnosis and therapy , 30 , 214 ; of values , victims of , 217-18 deprivation , learned needs and , 219-20 deprofessionalization : of medicine , 255-6 ; of primary care , and national health , 227 deviance : cultural perception of , 44 ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
Specific Counterproductivity | 211 |
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