Hope or Hype : the Obsession with Medical Advances and the High Cost of False Promises.

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Hope or Hype' looks at what drives the American obsession with medical "miracles," revealing the roles of: equipment manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies; doctors and hospitals too quick to order surgery or expensive medications; the politicians; the press; and our own "tec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Patrick, Donald L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: AMACOM Books 2005.
Temas:
Medical care > Technological innovations > United States > Cost effectiveness.
Medical care > Technological innovations > United States > Evaluation.
Medical care > United States > Evaluation.
Medical care, Cost of > United States.
Medical innovations > United States > Evaluation.
Medical technology > United States > Cost effectiveness.
Medical innovations > Economic aspects > United States.
Medical technology > United States > Evaluation.
Soins médicaux > Coût > États-Unis.
Médecine > Innovations > États-Unis > Évaluation.
Technologie médicale > États-Unis > Coût-efficacité.
Médecine > Innovations > Aspect économique > États-Unis.
Technologie médicale > États-Unis > Évaluation.
Soins médicaux > Innovations > États-Unis > Coût-efficacité.
Soins médicaux > Innovations > États-Unis > Évaluation.
Medical care, Cost of
Medical care > Evaluation
Medical innovations > Economic aspects
Medical innovations > Evaluation
Medical technology > Cost effectiveness
Medical technology > Evaluation
United States
Electronic resource.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Hope or Hype' looks at what drives the American obsession with medical "miracles," revealing the roles of: equipment manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies; doctors and hospitals too quick to order surgery or expensive medications; the politicians; the press; and our own "technoconsumption" mindset.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-326) and index.
ISBN:128112625X
9781281126252
9780814428597
0814428592

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