The mechanical patient : finding a more human model of health /
Healthcare is very much dependent on the model of the patient that is assumed by healthcare providers. The current model derives from a chemical/mechanical view of the patient body. Simply put: we are healthy if all of our mechanical parts are working properly and if all of the chemicals in our body...
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| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
Productivity Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis,
[2018].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Add Tag | Summary: | Healthcare is very much dependent on the model of the patient that is assumed by healthcare providers. The current model derives from a chemical/mechanical view of the patient body. Simply put: we are healthy if all of our mechanical parts are working properly and if all of the chemicals in our body are in the right proportions and have the appropriate reactions. This view is based on philosophical accounts of the body that go back to Paracelsus, Descartes, Boyle and others. It became the central basis of medical practice only in the late 19th Century after several hundred years of research and professional politics. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (190 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780429954573 (e-book: Mobi) |
The mechanical patient : finding a more human model of health /