Medicine & culture
Subtitle: varieties of treatment in the United States, England, West Germany, and France
By: Lynn Payer.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: H. Holt
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
Subjects: Social medicine -- Europe; Social medicine -- United States; Physician and patient -- Europe; Physician and patient -- United States; Medical consultation -- Europe; Medical consultation -- United States
Description: The author concludes that medical decisions are often based on cultural biases and philosophies, suggesting a revaluation of American medical practices is warranted
Notes: Bibliography: p. 157-192.
Includes index.