Bad Medicine
Author(s): David Wootton
Taking a look at the history of medicine, this book argues that for more than 2300 years doctors have relied on their patients' misplaced faith in their ability to cure. It illustrates that, throughout history, bad medical practice has often been deeply entrenched and stubbornly resistant to evidence.
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A sad but fascinating story of centuries of missed opportunities, unnecessary suffering and misplaced faith in outlandish remedies. Nick Rennison, Sunday Times Culture The historical catastrophe of medicine has never been so excitingly and stirringly told. Druin Birch, Times Literary Supplement David Wotton [creates] a genuinely thrilling adventure out of the abysmal failings of doctors over the past 2000 years. Druin Birch, Times Literary Supplement A very stimulating and thought-provoking book. Theodore Dalrymple, Sunday Telegraph Ought to be required reading for every first year medical student. British Medical Journal lucid, elegantly written and pleasingly slim book Will Cohu, Sunday Telegraph
General Fields
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- : 0.442
- : 22 June 2006
- : 196mm X 129mm X 21mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : 320
- : Hardback
- : David Wootton