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Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Harpercollins
Publication date
October 1, 2004
Pages
332
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780060568528
ISBN-10
0060568526
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.35 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$24.95
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medical
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A family doctor draws on his background in statistics, epidemiology, and health policy research to contend that commercialism has compromised the quality of American medicine and health care overall, citing flaws in clinical study practices and arguing that drug sponsors misrepresent the abilities of products. 50,000 first printing.
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Hardcover
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from Harpercollins (October 1, 2004)
9780060568528 | details & prices | 332 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Argues that commercialism has compromised the quality of American medicine and health care overall, citing flaws in clinical study practices and arguing that drug sponsors misrepresent the abilities of products.
About: Argues that commercialism has compromised the quality of American medicine and health care overall, citing flaws in clinical study practices and arguing that drug sponsors misrepresent the abilities of products.
Paperback
from Perennial (February 1, 2008)
9780061344763 | details & prices | 334 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.66 lbs | List price $14.99
from Perennial (June 1, 2005)
9780060568535 | details & prices | 334 pages | 5.50 × 7.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $13.95
About: Using the examples of Vioxx, Celebrex, cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, and anti-depressants, Overdosed America shows that at the heart of the current crisis in American medicine lies the commercialization of medical knowledge itself.
About: Using the examples of Vioxx, Celebrex, cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, and anti-depressants, Overdosed America shows that at the heart of the current crisis in American medicine lies the commercialization of medical knowledge itself.
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