Medicine and CultureMacmillan, 1996 M11 15 - 204 pages A classic comparative study of medicine and national culture, Medicine and Culture shows us that while doctors regard themselves as servants of science, they are often prisoners of custom. |
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... Europe . 2. Social medicine - United States . 3. Physician and patient - Europe . 4. Physician and patient- United States . I. Title . RA418.3.E85P39 1996 610'.94 - dc20 96-27481 CIP Henry Holt books are available for special promotions ...
... Europe . 2. Social medicine - United States . 3. Physician and patient - Europe . 4. Physician and patient- United States . I. Title . RA418.3.E85P39 1996 610'.94 - dc20 96-27481 CIP Henry Holt books are available for special promotions ...
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... European Community . In the world of medicine , much has also changed . Alternative medicine has become much more popular with patients in the United States , and it is no longer uncommon for Americans , at least in New York City and ...
... European Community . In the world of medicine , much has also changed . Alternative medicine has become much more popular with patients in the United States , and it is no longer uncommon for Americans , at least in New York City and ...
Page xii
... European Community . Representatives of the various countries could not agree on which drugs should be readily available because they were weighing the risks and benefits quite differently : French dele- • • gates , I was told , were ...
... European Community . Representatives of the various countries could not agree on which drugs should be readily available because they were weighing the risks and benefits quite differently : French dele- • • gates , I was told , were ...
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... Europe . While one study showed that about one - third of U.S. residents reached by telephone had used some form of alternative medicine during the preceding twelve months , this figure included those who had used relaxation or massage ...
... Europe . While one study showed that about one - third of U.S. residents reached by telephone had used some form of alternative medicine during the preceding twelve months , this figure included those who had used relaxation or massage ...
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... Europe strongly indi- cated that this operation was as safe for most women as a mas- tectomy . It was highly unlikely that the conclusions of the U.S. study would have changed much , however fraudulent the data - and , in my opinion ...
... Europe strongly indi- cated that this operation was as safe for most women as a mas- tectomy . It was highly unlikely that the conclusions of the U.S. study would have changed much , however fraudulent the data - and , in my opinion ...
Contents
Is Medicine International? | 15 |
Culture Bias in Medical Science | 23 |
France Cartesian Thinking and the Terrain | 35 |
West Germany The Lingering Influences of Romanticism | 74 |
Great Britain Economy Empiricism and Keeping the Upper Lip Stiff | 101 |
United States The Virus in the Machine | 124 |
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Page xxiii - ... percent of all contemporary clinical interventions are supported by objective scientific evidence that they do more good than harm. On the other hand, between 40 and 60 percent of all therapeutic benefits can be attributed to a combination of the placebo and Hawthorne effects, two code words for caring and concern, or what most people call "love.