000			01857nam a2200325 i 4500
008			151027s1976 enk ob 001 0 eng|d
020			_z9781842300077
020			_a9780714521206 (e-book)
100	1		_aIllich, Ivan
245	1	0	_aLimits to medicine : _bmedical nemesis : the expropriation of health _h[E-Book]
264		1	_aLondon : _bMarion Boyards, _c1976.
300			_a1 online resource (385 pages)
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aIntroduction; PART I : Clinical Iatrogenesis; 1 : The Epidemics of Modern Medicine; PART II : Social Iatrogenesis; 2 : The Medicalization of Life; PART III : Cultural Iatrogenesis; Introduction; 3 : The Killing of Pain; 4 : The Invention and Elimination of Disease; 5 : Death Against Death; PART IV : The Politics of Health; 6 : Specific Counterproductivity; 7 : Political Countermeasures; 8 : The Recovery of Health
520			_aA reasoned attack upon the mythic prestige of contemporary medicines, examining the customs and rituals conducted by the medical profession. Illich proves the impotence of medical services to change life expectancy, and examines the clinical and social reality of personal health, and argues for individuals to regain the integrity of their bodies and lives.
588			_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBL, viewed October 28, 2015).
650		0	_aSocial medicine.
650		0	_aMedicine _xPhilosophy.
650		0	_aMedical care.
650		0	_aIatrogenic diseases.
650		0	_aDelivery of health care
650		0	_aEthics, medical
650		0	_aQuality of health care
655		4	_aElectronic books.
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856			_u#gotoholdings _yAccess resource
999			_c104115 _d104115