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Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer
Overtreated Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer
Author: Shannon Brownlee
Our health care is staggeringly expensive, yet one in six Americans has no health insurance. We have some of the most skilled physicians in the world, yet one hundred thousand patients die each year from medical errors. In this gripping, eye-opening book, award-winning journalist Shannon Brownlee takes readers inside the hospital to dismantle so...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781582345796
ISBN-10: 1582345791
Publication Date: 9/2/2008
Pages: 368
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3.4 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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onstagegirl avatar reviewed Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer on + 81 more book reviews
Though written over 15 years ago, this is a must read for patients, providers and politicians.


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