| Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America Contributor(s): Hadler, Nortin M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807872334 ISBN-13: 9780807872338 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press OUR PRICE: $27.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Health Care Issues - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Medical | Physician & Patient |
| Dewey: 362.109 |
| Series: H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.18" W x 9.26" (1.29 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Health & Fitness |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nortin Hadler's clearly reasoned argument surmounts the cacophony of the health care debate. Hadler urges everyone to ask health care providers how likely it is that proposed treatments will afford meaningful benefits and he teaches how to actively listen to the answer. Each chapter of Worried Sick is an object lesson on the uses and abuses of common offerings, from screening tests to medical and surgical interventions. By learning to distinguish good medical advice from persuasive medical marketing, consumers can make better decisions about their personal health care and use that wisdom to inform their perspectives on health-policy issues. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hadler, Nortin M.: - Nortin M. Hadler, M.D., M.A.C.P., M.A.C.R., F.A.C.O.E.M., is professor of medicine and microbiology/immunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and attending rheumatologist at UNC Hospitals. He is author of several books, including Stabbed in the Back: Confronting Back Pain in an Overtreated Society and Rethinking Aging: Growing Old and Living Well in an Overtreated Society. |