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001 2014031802
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008 140827s2015 mau b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014031802
020 $a9780807071649 (hardback)
020 $z9780807071656 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
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050 00 $aRA427.3$b.W45 2015
082 00 $a362.1$223
084 $aMED018000$aMED037000$aMED078000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aWelch, H. Gilbert.
245 10 $aLess medicine, more health :$b7 assumptions that drive too much medical care /$cDr. H. Gilbert Welch.
264 1 $aBoston :$bBeacon Press,$c[2015]
300 $axxii, 218 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Eat smart, exercise regularly, and get routine health screenings," the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advises the public in maintaining a healthy lifestyle. And that is absolutely true - except for the checkup part. The American public has been sold the idea that seeking medical care is one of the most important steps to maintain wellness. However, surprisingly, medical care is not in fact well correlated with good health. The major determinants of health are outside individual medical care. Dr. Gilbert Welch pushes against established wisdom, and suggests that medical care may be too aggressive. From his twenty-five years of medical practice and research, Welch explains that excessive medical care is often powered by economics and lawyers. But American medical care would not exist in this state if the general public did not harbor powerful assumptions about the value of tests and treatments - a number of which are just plain wrong. "--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aHealth risk assessment.
650 0 $aMedicare.
650 7 $aMEDICAL / Diagnosis.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aMEDICAL / Health Risk Assessment.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aMEDICAL / Public Health.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$u9780807071649.jpg