Overdiagnosed:MakingPeopleSickinthePursuitofHealth

作者 H. Gilbert Welch著Lisa Schwartz著
出版社 BeaconPress
出版时间 2012年1月
ISBN 9780807021996
定价 119.50

内容简介

Acomplexweboffactorshascreatedthephenomenonofoverdiagnosis:thepopularmediapromotesfearofdiseaseandperpetuatesthemyththatearly,aggressivetreatmentisalwaysbest;inanattempttoavoidlawsuits,doctorshavebeguntoleavenotestundone,noabnormalityoverlooked;andprofitsarebeingmadefromscreenings,medicalprocedures,andpharmaceuticals.Revealingthesocial,medical,andeconomicramificationsofahealth-caresystemthatoverdiagnosesandovertreatspatients,Dr.H.GilbertWelchmakesareasonedcallforchangethatwouldsaveuspain,worry,andmoney.,

作者简介

Dr.H.GilbertWelchisarenownedauthorityontheeffectsofmedicalscreeningwhohasappearedonTheTodayShow,CNN,NPR,andintheNewYorkTimesandWashingtonPost.Heandhiscoauthors,Dr.LisaM.SchwartzandDr.StevenWoloshin,nationallyrecognizedexpertsinriskcommunication,areprofessorsattheDartmouthInstituteforHealthPolicyandClinicalPractice.,,,,

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