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- Title
Combating Disease Mongering: Daunting but Nonetheless Essential.
- Authors
Heath, Iona
- Abstract
The article discusses combating diseases and analyzes various aspects related to integrity in public health services. The article discusses treatment of diseases, risk perception, role of politicians, public opinion on pharmaceutical technologies and expanding range of new medicines. The article suggests in favor of dependence on preventive medicines rather than treatment of diseases especially in developed countries.
- Subjects
THERAPEUTICS; INTEGRITY -- Social aspects; PUBLIC health research; RISK perception -- Social aspects; PHARMACEUTICAL technology; PUBLIC opinion; PREVENTIVE medicine; POLITICIANS; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
PLoS Medicine, 2006, Vol 3, Issue 4, pe146
- ISSN
1549-1277
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.0030146