Michael Fitzpatrick

The Tyranny of Health

Doctors and the Regulation of Lifestyle. Sprachen: Englisch. 22,2 cm / 14,5 cm / 1,6 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9780415235716
248,90 €
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212 Seiten
Oktober 2000
Routledge

A topical and controversial contribution to public, professional and academic discussion of issues of health and health care. The author concludes that we need to establish a clear boundary between the worlds of medicine and politics, so that doctors can concentrate on treating the sick - and leave the well alone.

Michael Fitzpatrick

Preface, Glossary of acronyms, 1 Introduction, 2 Health scares and moral panics, 3 The regulation of lifestyle, 4 Screening, 5 The politics of health promotion, 6 The expansion of health, 7 The personal is the medical, 8 The crisis of modern medicine, 9 Conclusion, Bibliography, Index