Hope or hype : the obsession with medical advances and the high cost of false promises /

Our collective impulse, in the face of illness or injury, is to demand just that. But the idea that there is always "something" that can-and should-be done is born of our own blind trust in a medical establishment that preys on our deepest fears, all the while purporting to ride to our res...

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Main Author:	Deyo, Richard A
Other Authors:	Patrick, Donald L
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : AMACOM, American Management Association, [2005], ©2005 New York : c2005 New York : ©2005 New York : [2005]
Subjects:	Medical care > Technological innovations > United States > Cost effectiveness Medical care > Technological innovations > United States > Evaluation Medical care > United States > Evaluation Medical care, Cost of > United States Medical innovations > Economic aspects > United States Medical innovations > United States > Evaluation Medical technology > United States > Cost effectiveness Medical technology > United States > Evaluation Cost effectiveness Evaluation Medical care Medical care > Evaluation Medical care > Technological innovations Medical care, Cost of Medical innovations Medical innovations > Economic aspects Medical innovations > Evaluation Medical technology Medical technology > Cost effectiveness Medical technology > Evaluation Gesundheitswesen Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse Medizin Medizinschaden Sozialer Ertrag Wissenschaftlich-technischer Fortschritt Medical Laboratory Science Technology Assessment, Biomedical > United States Technology Assessment, Biomedical Filosofische aspecten Gezondheidszorg Biomedical Technology > economics Diffusion of Innovation > United States Diffusion of Innovation Evaluation Studies as Topic > United States Evaluation Studies as Topic Evaluation Studies > United States Health Care Costs Medical Laboratory Science > economics Technology, Medical > economics > United States Therapeutics > economics > United States Therapeutics > economics United States USA

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