Inventing disease and pushing pills: pharmaceutical companies and the medicalisation of normal life
Auteur :
Blech, Jörg
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780415390712
Date de publication :
15 juin 2006
Dimensions :
21,6 x 13,8 cm
Poids :
320 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The invention of a whole range of diseases including penis-size anxiety and internet addiction is turning us all into patients. Jörg Blech investigates how inventing disease is fast becoming a profitable business and unearths the real motives of those pulling the strings.