Next medicine:the science and civics of health

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bortz Walter M
Published: Oxford University Press,
Publisher Address: New York
Publication Dates: 2011.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xxiii, 241 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9780195369687 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0195369688 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Index Number: R199
CLC: R199.712
Call Number: R199.712/B739
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Medicine's mission -- Symptoms -- Medicine's historical foundations -- The practice of medicine and the rise of the technological imperative -- Diagnosing current medicine -- Current medicine's treatment : next medicine -- The science of health -- Unweaving health -- Tons to ounces : repair to prevention -- Healthier living and aging : mens sana in corpore sano -- Closing the loop : healthy death -- Framing next medicine -- Next medicine in situ : healthier communities.