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The tyranny of health : doctors and the regulation of lifestyle / Michael Fitzpatrick.
Van Pelt Library RA395.G6 F586 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fitzpatrick, Michael, 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--Political aspects--Great Britain.
- Medicine.
- Medical policy--Great Britain.
- Medical policy.
- Medical care--Political aspects.
- Medical care.
- Medicine--Political aspects.
- Great Britain.
- Medical care--Political aspects--Great Britain.
- Health Policy.
- United Kingdom.
- Politics.
- Life Style.
- Medical Subjects:
- Health Policy.
- United Kingdom.
- Politics.
- Life Style.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 196 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Health scares and moral panics
- The regulation of lifestyle
- Screening
- The politics of health promotion
- The expansion of health
- The personal is the medical
- The crisis of modern medicine.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-187) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415235715
- 0415235723
- OCLC:
- 44266369
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