Wrong Medicine: Doctors, Patients, and Futile Treatment

by Lawrence J. Schneiderman, Nancy S. Jecker, Lawrence J. Schneiderman MD

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Too often, patients in American hospitals are subjected to painful, expensive, and futile treatments because of a physician's notion of medical duty or a family's demands. Lawrence J. Schneiderman and Nancy S. Jecker renew their call for common sense and realistic expectations in medicine in this revised and updated edition of Wrong Medicine.

Written by a physician and a philosopher--both internationally recognized experts in medical...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:080189851X

ISBN13:9780801898518

Release Date:April 2011

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:0.80 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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