Medical Nemesis: The Expropriation of Health |
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... result of medical intervention in favor of people who are or might become sick . It is doctor - made , or iatrogenic.5 After a century of pursuit of medical utopia , and contrary to current conventional wisdom , 7 medical services ...
... result of medical intervention in favor of people who are or might become sick . It is doctor - made , or iatrogenic.5 After a century of pursuit of medical utopia , and contrary to current conventional wisdom , 7 medical services ...
Page 213
... result of housing development , and destruc- tive overfeeding . This specific counterproductivity consti- tutes an unwanted side - effect of industrial production which cannot be externalized from the particular eco- nomic sector that ...
... result of housing development , and destruc- tive overfeeding . This specific counterproductivity consti- tutes an unwanted side - effect of industrial production which cannot be externalized from the particular eco- nomic sector that ...
Page 254
... results in a cure , or death sets in , or there is no reaction on the part of the patient . It is legitimized by ... result by reducing cognitive dissonance . The The proposals that seek to counter iatrogenesis by eliminating the 254 ...
... results in a cure , or death sets in , or there is no reaction on the part of the patient . It is legitimized by ... result by reducing cognitive dissonance . The The proposals that seek to counter iatrogenesis by eliminating the 254 ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
Specific Counterproductivity | 211 |
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