The Old Age Challenge to the Biomedical Model Paradigm Strain and Health Policy |
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| Author:
| Longino, Charles F. |
| Series title: | Society and Aging Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89503-165-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1995 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $195.00 |
Book Description:
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Presents the idea that the United States is in the midst of a health care crisis, one that will be exacerbated as the population continues to age. The authors trace the philosophical and technological development of the biomedical model and show its inadequacy to deal with the massive chronic disease demand of the present and the future.
Presents the idea that the United States is in the midst of a health care crisis, one that will be exacerbated as the population continues to age. The authors trace the philosophical and technological development of the biomedical model and show its inadequacy to deal with the massive chronic disease demand of the present and the future.