White coat, black hat : adventures on the dark side of medicine / Carl Elliott.

  • Elliott, Carl, 1961-
Date:
[2010], ©2010
  • Books

About this work

Description

In this lively narrative, physician and moral philosopher Carl Elliott traces for the first time the evolutionary path of the new direction in health care, revealing the dangerous underbelly of the beast that has emerged--a beast that sacrifices old-style doctoring to fit the values of consumer capitalism.

Publication/Creation

Boston : Beacon Press, [2010], ©2010.

Physical description

xvi, 213 pages ; 24 cm

Contents

The guinea pigs -- The ghosts -- The detail men -- The thought leaders -- The flacks -- The ethicists.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    QV736 2010E46w
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 9780807061428
  • 0807061425