Seeking Sickness: Medical Screening and the Misguided Hunt for Disease
- ISBN-10
- 1771000325
- ISBN-13
- 9781771000321
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Pages
- 177
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Greystone Books Ltd
- Author
- Alan Cassels
Description
Argues that medical screening exploits people's fears, exaggerates the benefits of being screened, and downplays the damage.
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- 2012-04-30
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