Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health Pdf

Book Detail
Edition: 1
Release: 2012-01-03
Publisher: Beacon Press
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 0807021997
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

Overdiagnosed pdf
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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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