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Loading... Next Medicine: The Science and Civics of Healthby Walter Bortz MD
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Every year, the average American spends about 7,300 on medical expenses. The typical Canadian pays 2,700, the Briton only 2,000. And yet, according to the World Health Organization, our healthcare system, in terms of total quality, ranks thirty-eighth in the world, right between Costa Rica and Slovenia. Not only do 40 million Americans lack health insurance, but more than 200,000 die each year because of medical mistakes. Our average life expectancy is lower than Cuba's. In Next Medicine, Dr. Walter Bortz zeroes in on why the American medicine is spiraling toward disaster. A physician with No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)362.10973Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Social problems of & services to groups of people People with physical illnesses History, geographic treatment, biography North America United StatesLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |