Michael Fitzpatrick

The Tyranny of Health (eBook, PDF)

Doctors and the Regulation of Lifestyle

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134563470
• Artikelnr.: 42641844

Autorenporträt

Michael Fitzpatrick

Inhaltsangabe

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