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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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... international affairs . As an American , I do believe that you can change things . But I think that you can change them more effectively if you understand the culture you're up against . And I still think that in no other area is this ...
... international affairs . As an American , I do believe that you can change things . But I think that you can change them more effectively if you understand the culture you're up against . And I still think that in no other area is this ...
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... International comparisons that emphasize values , underlying paradigms , and outcomes of care may well yield greater understanding of the optimal ways in which to im- prove health and ameliorate disease than traditional compari- sons ...
... International comparisons that emphasize values , underlying paradigms , and outcomes of care may well yield greater understanding of the optimal ways in which to im- prove health and ameliorate disease than traditional compari- sons ...
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... stimulate public and professional discussion in this seminal work . Kerr L. White , M.D. Retired Deputy Director for Health Sciences Rockefeller Foundation Medicine & Culture Is Medicine International ? It is true xxvi Foreword.
... stimulate public and professional discussion in this seminal work . Kerr L. White , M.D. Retired Deputy Director for Health Sciences Rockefeller Foundation Medicine & Culture Is Medicine International ? It is true xxvi Foreword.
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.