Rethinking Aging : Growing Old and Living Well in an Overtreated Society.

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Over the past decade, Hadler has established himself as a leading voice among those who approach the menu of health-care choices with informed skepticism. Only the rigorous demonstration of efficacy is adequate reassurance of a treatment's value, he argues; if it cannot be shown that a particul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hadler, Nortin M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2011.
Temas:
Older people > Medical care > United States.
Older people > United States > Psychology.
Health behavior > United States.
Health behavior.
Social history.
Health Services for the Aged > United States.
Aged > psychology > United States.
Health Behavior > United States.
Health Promotion > methods > United States.
Inappropriate Prescribing > United States.
Social Conditions > United States.
Health Services for the Aged
Aged > psychology
Health Behavior
Health Promotion > methods
Inappropriate Prescribing
Social Conditions
Personnes âgées > Soins médicaux > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées > États-Unis > Psychologie.
Habitudes sanitaires > États-Unis.
Habitudes sanitaires.
Histoire sociale.
social history.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
Older people > Medical care.
Older people > Psychology.
United States
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Over the past decade, Hadler has established himself as a leading voice among those who approach the menu of health-care choices with informed skepticism. Only the rigorous demonstration of efficacy is adequate reassurance of a treatment's value, he argues; if it cannot be shown that a particular treatment will benefit the patient, one should proceed with caution. In Rethinking Aging, Hadler offers a doctor's perspective on the medical literature as well as his long clinical experience to help readers assess their health-care options and make informed medical choices in the last decades of lif.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (273 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780807869239
0807869236

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