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Medical Work In America : Essays On Health Care by Freidson, Eliot, 1923- is a business book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Medical Work In America : Essays On Health Care about?
In this collection of essays, the distinguished medical sociologist Eliot Freidson examines the current status of the American medical profession. Showing that present-day health care policies and increasingly restrictive health insurance contracts adversely affect both doctor-patient and colleague relationships, Freidson offers a number of controversial proposals designed to avoid dehumanization of patients while reducing costs.
Who reads Medical Work In America : Essays On Health Care?
It is typically read by working professionals who need an authoritative practice reference.
Common subject areas: medicine, law, business, engineering.
- Author
- Freidson, Eliot, 1923-
- Publisher
- New Haven: Yale University Press
- Published
- 1989
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780300041576
- Category
- business
- Subjects
- Medical, Business, Philosophy
- Updated
- 2026-03-16
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