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Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health

By H. Gilbert Welch , Lisa Schwartz , Steve Woloshin

Book information

Publisher
Beacon Press
Year
2012
ISBN
0807021997, 9780807021996
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
4 MB (3722757 bytes)
Pages
248\0
Time added
2013-11-06 12:18:02

Description

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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