Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health
ISBN-13:
9780807021996
ISBN-10:
0807021997
Edition:
1
Author:
H. Gilbert Welch, Lisa Schwartz, Steve Woloshin
Publication date:
2012
Publisher:
Beacon Press
Format:
Paperback
248 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780807021996
ISBN-10:
0807021997
Edition:
1
Author:
H. Gilbert Welch, Lisa Schwartz, Steve Woloshin
Publication date:
2012
Publisher:
Beacon Press
Format:
Paperback
248 pages
Summary
Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health (ISBN-13: 9780807021996 and ISBN-10: 0807021997), written by authors
H. Gilbert Welch, Lisa Schwartz, Steve Woloshin, was published by Beacon Press in 2012.
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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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