Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807872338)

Nortin Hadler's clearly reasoned argument surmounts the cacophony of the health care debate. Hadler urges everyone to ask health care providers how likely it is that proposed treatments will afford meaningful benefits and he teaches how to actively listen to the answer. Each chapter of Worried Sick is an object lesson on the uses and abuses of common offerings, from screening tests to medical and surgical interventions. By learning to distinguish good medical advice from persuasive medical marketing, consumers can make better decisions about their personal health care and use that wisdom to inform their perspectives on health-policy issues.

Author: Nortin M. Hadler
ISBN-10: 0807872334
ISBN-13: 9780807872338
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2012
Pages: 392
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.18w x 0.94d