 | |
| Author | John Abramson |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Subject | Unnecessary health care |
| Publisher | Harper Perennial |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 978-0061344763 |
| OCLC | 55044815 |
Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine is a book about unnecessary healthcare.
Reviews
A reviewer for BMJ called the book "the latest in a series of searing indictments of a medical profession apparently duped by the false promise of technology, and too often compromised by cold hard cash from the companies selling the drugs and devices". [1]
The reviewer for The Washington Post stated that the strength of the book was in its ability to discuss articles from scientific journals. [2]
Another reviewer said that in the book the author "presents a strong indictment of the evidence that dictates medical practice, a challenge that is credible only because Abramson backs up his statements with detailed analyses of the prevailing evidence". [3]
References
- ^ Moynihan, R. (2004). "Overdo$ed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine". BMJ. 329 (7468): 746. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7468.746. PMC 518913.
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^ Tuller, David (10 October 2004).
"Medicine (washingtonpost.com)".
The Washington Post.
Washington DC:
WPC.
ISSN
0190-8286. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
Overdose
- ^ Bodenheimer, T. (2005). "Is Evidence-Based Medicine Evidence Based?". Health Affairs. 24 (2): 562–563. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.24.2.562.
External links
- interview with author about book in Managed Care
- interview with author about book in Reporting on Health
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| |
| Author | John Abramson |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Subject | Unnecessary health care |
| Publisher | Harper Perennial |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Pages | 384 |
| ISBN | 978-0061344763 |
| OCLC | 55044815 |
Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine is a book about unnecessary healthcare.
Reviews
A reviewer for BMJ called the book "the latest in a series of searing indictments of a medical profession apparently duped by the false promise of technology, and too often compromised by cold hard cash from the companies selling the drugs and devices". [1]
The reviewer for The Washington Post stated that the strength of the book was in its ability to discuss articles from scientific journals. [2]
Another reviewer said that in the book the author "presents a strong indictment of the evidence that dictates medical practice, a challenge that is credible only because Abramson backs up his statements with detailed analyses of the prevailing evidence". [3]
References
- ^ Moynihan, R. (2004). "Overdo$ed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine". BMJ. 329 (7468): 746. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7468.746. PMC 518913.
-
^ Tuller, David (10 October 2004).
"Medicine (washingtonpost.com)".
The Washington Post.
Washington DC:
WPC.
ISSN
0190-8286. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
Overdose
- ^ Bodenheimer, T. (2005). "Is Evidence-Based Medicine Evidence Based?". Health Affairs. 24 (2): 562–563. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.24.2.562.
External links
- interview with author about book in Managed Care
- interview with author about book in Reporting on Health