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02262cam a22003854a 4500 |
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2008042252 |
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DLC |
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20190729103703.0 |
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080924s2009 mnu b 001 0 eng |
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2008042252 |
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101485252 |
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DNLM |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781557788818 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1557788812 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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(OCoLC)ocn259716049 |
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DNLM/DLC |
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DLC |
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YDX |
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NLM |
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BTCTA |
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YDXCP |
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BWX |
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DLC |
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pcc |
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EY8Z |
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| Classification number |
RA410.53 |
| Item number |
.G68 2009 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Gottfried, Dennis, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1946- |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Too much medicine : |
| Remainder of title |
a doctor's prescription for better and more affordable health care / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Dennis Gottfried. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
St. Paul, MN : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Paragon House, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiii, 272 p. ; |
| Dimensions |
23 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-259) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
The golden age of medicine, tarnished : how health care has evolved -- Disease fiefdoms : how the glut of specialists hurts our health -- The little purple pill : how the pharmaceutical industry peddles drugs -- Cultural snapshot : how consumer and advocacy groups influence medicine -- The sword of Damocles : how the threat of malpractice suits injures medical care -- In the beginning : how America has created a business of birth -- Balloons, stents, and knives : the heart of the matter -- Below the belt : prostate cancer screening -- A new cottage industry : looking for colon cancer -- The breast decision : mammograms, hope or reality? -- When the bone breaks : the osteoporosis industry -- At the end : the high cost of dying in America -- Transforming our diseased health care system : proposals for cure. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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"Describes why the cost of healthcare is skyrocketing and what patients need to know to protect themselves from needless procedures. Offers examples and suggestions for a better healthcare system with dramatic cost reductions"--Provided by publisher. |
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| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Medical care, Cost of |
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United States. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Medical care |
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United States |
| General subdivision |
Cost control. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Health care reform |
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United States. |
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u195332 |
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EY8Z |
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14968 |