Next medicine:the science and civics of health
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Oxford University Press,
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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. |