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Nicholas Wade, "Drug Regulation: FDA Replies to Charges by Economists and
Industry," Science 179 (1973): 775-7. 58 Eugene Vayda, "A Comparison of
Surgical Rates in Canada and in England and Wales," New England Journal ...
Nicholas Wade, "Drug Regulation: FDA Replies to Charges by Economists and
Industry," Science 179 (1973): 775-7. 58 Eugene Vayda, "A Comparison of
Surgical Rates in Canada and in England and Wales," New England Journal ...
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Journal of Pediatrics 80 (May 1972): 904-8. On the other hand, even the
spokesmen in favor of terminal self-medication ... Illness in the Aged." England
Journal of Medicine 287 (1972): 334-8. An autobiographical account IO4 Limits to
Medicine.
Journal of Pediatrics 80 (May 1972): 904-8. On the other hand, even the
spokesmen in favor of terminal self-medication ... Illness in the Aged." England
Journal of Medicine 287 (1972): 334-8. An autobiographical account IO4 Limits to
Medicine.
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... solicitation of gifts, and by the procurement of victims. Large-scale random
samples have been used to compare the mortality and recovery rates of patients
served by these units with those of patients given. England Journal of Medicine
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... solicitation of gifts, and by the procurement of victims. Large-scale random
samples have been used to compare the mortality and recovery rates of patients
served by these units with those of patients given. England Journal of Medicine
287 ...
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Contents
Introduction | 3 |
The Epidemics of Modern Medicine | 13 |
The Medicalization of Life | 39 |
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| Title | Limits to Medicine: Medical Nemesis, the Expropriation of Health Open forum |
| Author | Ivan Illich |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Marion Boyars, 1976 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 4 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 071452512X, 9780714525129 |
| Length | 294 pages |
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