Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health |
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Page 107
... intervention in the physical and biochemical make - up of the patient or of his environment is not , and never has been , the sole function of medical institutions.222 The removal of pathogens and the application of remedies ( effective ...
... intervention in the physical and biochemical make - up of the patient or of his environment is not , and never has been , the sole function of medical institutions.222 The removal of pathogens and the application of remedies ( effective ...
Page 220
... intervention in the relationship between individuals and environment remains below a certain intensity , relative to the range of the individual's freedom of action , such intervention could enhance the organism's competence in coping ...
... intervention in the relationship between individuals and environment remains below a certain intensity , relative to the range of the individual's freedom of action , such intervention could enhance the organism's competence in coping ...
Page 257
... intervention is directed towards program engineering for the professional systems of man's social , psychological , and physical envi- ronment . " Non - health - service health determinants " are largely concerned with planned intervention ...
... intervention is directed towards program engineering for the professional systems of man's social , psychological , and physical envi- ronment . " Non - health - service health determinants " are largely concerned with planned intervention ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
Specific Counterproductivity | 211 |
Copyright | |
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