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    Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health

     
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    Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health

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    A complex web of factors has created the phenomenon of overdiagnosis: the popular media promotes fear of disease and perpetuates the myth that early, aggressive treatment is always best; in an attempt to avoid lawsuits, doctors have begun to leave no test undone, no abnormality overlooked; and profits are being made from screenings, medical procedures, and pharmaceuticals. Revealing the social, medical, and economic ramifications of a health-care system that overdiagnoses and overtreats patients, Dr. H. Gilbert Welch makes a reasoned call for change that would save us pain, worry, and money.

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    EAN/ISBN:
    9780807021996
    Edition:
    1
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    248
    Publication date:
    2012-01-03
    Publisher:
    Beacon Press
    Languages:
    english
    EAN/ISBN:
    9780807021996
    Edition:
    1
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    248
    Publication date:
    2012-01-03
    Publisher:
    Beacon Press
    Languages:
    english

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