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Overtreated
Shannon Brownlee · 2008 · 351 pages
Medical careUtilizationMedical care, cost ofDrug UtilizationDrug TherapyAdverse effects
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About this book
A critique of the modern-day American health-care system looks at the potential consequences of the current emphasis on overtreatment, revealing how modern medicine provides huge amounts of unnecessary care that is wasteful, expensive, and dangerous to the health of patients.
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