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In this collection of essays, the distinguished medical sociologist Eliot Freidson examines the current status of the American medical profession. Showing that present-day health care policies and increasingly restrictive health insurance contracts adversely affect both doctor-patient and colleague relationships, Freidson offers a number of controversial proposals designed to avoid dehumanization of patients while reducing costs.Freidson, Eliot is the author of 'Medical Work in America Essays on Health Care' with ISBN 9780300041583 and ISBN 0300041586.
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