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... modern medicine is upon us . Merely to insist on it would be to contribute further to a self - fulfilling prophecy , and to possible panic . This book argues that panic is out of place . Thoughtful public discussion of the iatrogenic ...
... modern medicine is upon us . Merely to insist on it would be to contribute further to a self - fulfilling prophecy , and to possible panic . This book argues that panic is out of place . Thoughtful public discussion of the iatrogenic ...
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... modern epidemics took over : coronary heart disease , emphysema , bronchitis , obesity , hypertension , cancer ( especially of the lungs ) , arthritis , diabetes , and so - called mental disorders . Despite intensive research , we have ...
... modern epidemics took over : coronary heart disease , emphysema , bronchitis , obesity , hypertension , cancer ( especially of the lungs ) , arthritis , diabetes , and so - called mental disorders . Despite intensive research , we have ...
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... modern city consult Gerald F. Pyle . " The Geography of Health Care , " in John Melton Hunter , The Geography of Health and Disease , Studies in Geography no . 6 ( Chapel Hill , N.C .: Univ . of North Carolina Press , 1974 ) , a spatial ...
... modern city consult Gerald F. Pyle . " The Geography of Health Care , " in John Melton Hunter , The Geography of Health and Disease , Studies in Geography no . 6 ( Chapel Hill , N.C .: Univ . of North Carolina Press , 1974 ) , a spatial ...
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