Old age challenge to the biomedical model, the: paradigm strain and health policy
Auteur :
Longino, Charles F
Éditeur :
Longino, Charles FMurphy, John W.,
ISBN :
9780895031655
Date de publication :
15 juin 1995
Dimensions :
24,1 x 16,5 cm
Poids :
431 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.