Know Your Chances (Häftad)
avSteven Woloshin, Lisa M. Schwartz, H. Gilbert Welch
ISBN: 9780520252226 - UTGIVEN: 200811Every day we are bombarded by television ads, public service announcements, and media reports warning of dire risks to our health and offering solutions to help us lower those risks. But many of these messages are incomplete, misleading, or exaggerated, leaving the average person misinformed and con[...]
Overdiagnosed (Häftad)
avH. Gilbert Welch
ISBN: 9780807021996 - UTGIVEN: 201201From a nationally recognized expert, an expose of the worst excesses of our zeal for medical testing
After the criteria used to define osteoporosis were altered, seven million American women were turned into patients--literally overnight. The proliferation of fetal monitoring in the 1970s was as[...]
Less Medicine, More Health (Inbunden)
avH. Gilbert Welch
ISBN: 9780807071649 - UTGIVEN: 2015-04The author of the highly acclaimed "Overdiagnosed "describes seven widespread assumptions that encourage excessive, often ineffective, and sometimes harmful medical care.
To maintain a healthy lifestyle, the US Department of Health and Human Services advises the public to "eat smart, exercise r[...]
Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in Pursuit of Health (CD-bok)
avH. Gilbert Welch, Lisa M. Schwartz, Steven Woloshin
ISBN: 9781611749632 - UTGIVEN: 201209Going against the conventional wisdom reinforced by the medical establishment and Big Pharma that more screening is the best preventative medicine, Dr. Gilbert Welch builds a compelling counterargument that what we need are fewer, not more, diagnoses. Documenting the excesses of American medical pra[...]
Seeking Sickness: Medical Screening and the Misguided Hunt for Disease (Häftad)
avAlan Cassels, H. Gilbert Welch
ISBN: 9781771000321 - UTGIVEN: 201207
Should I Be Tested For Cancer? (Pocket)
avWelch, H. Gilbert, M.D., M.P.H.
ISBN: 9780520248366 - UTGIVEN: 2006-03-06"I have long been a fan of Dr. Welch's research and his considerable insight into the dilemma of disease screening. I'm profoundly grateful that he has now made this information available to everyone in an easy-to-read, practical book. "Should I Be Tested for Cancer? is a must-read for every doctor [...]
