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Beschreibung

"Extremely illuminating . . . An enjoyable read."
-New Scientist

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. The United States, Germany, England, and France have equivalent life expectancy rates, yet medical treatment differs enormously from country to country. Medicine and Culture addresses questions such as:
-What determines the difference between how French and American doctors interact with AIDS patients?
-Why is low blood pressure considered a sign of health in the United States and sickness in Germany?
-Why are hysterectomies, performed infrequently in France, one of the most common major operations in the United States?
-Why do American doctors perform significantly more cardiac bypass operations than do English doctors?
-and more . . .

"Extremely illuminating . . . An enjoyable read."
-New Scientist

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. The United States, Germany, England, and France have equivalent life expectancy rates, yet medical treatment differs enormously from country to country. Medicine and Culture addresses questions such as:
-What determines the difference between how French and American doctors interact with AIDS patients?
-Why is low blood pressure considered a sign of health in the United States and sickness in Germany?
-Why are hysterectomies, performed infrequently in France, one of the most common major operations in the United States?
-Why do American doctors perform significantly more cardiac bypass operations than do English doctors?
-and more . . .

Über den Autor
Lynn Payer (1945-2001) was a science writer and medical journalist. She served as editor for the New York Times Good Health magazine and wrote extensively about medical issues for doctors as well as for the general public. She was the author of Medicine and Culture, Disease-Mongers, and How to Avoid a Hysterectomy.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
Fachbereich: Allgemeine Lexika
Genre: Importe, Medizin
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780805048032
ISBN-10: 0805048030
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Payer, Lynn
Hersteller: St. Martins Press-3PL
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 216 x 140 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Lynn Payer
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.09.2000
Gewicht: 0,314 kg
Artikel-ID: 107891868