Man-made Maladies and Medicine

Man-made, including iatrogenic, maladies are usually unforeseen and may fall into several categories: those resulting from diagnosis and treatment, those relating to social and psychological attitudes or situations, and those emanating from mass programs to control or eradicate diseases. Examples: t...

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Published inCalifornia medicine Vol. 113; no. 5; pp. 48 - 53
Main Author Audy, J R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.11.1970
Subjects
Communicable Disease Control
DDT - adverse effects
Ecology
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
Medicine
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Summary:Man-made, including iatrogenic, maladies are usually unforeseen and may fall into several categories: those resulting from diagnosis and treatment, those relating to social and psychological attitudes or situations, and those emanating from mass programs to control or eradicate diseases. Examples: the physician-originated spread of “shipyard eye,” tactless behavior toward patients, and lapses in malaria eradication programs. From a presentation of some results from acts of good intention, we may come to anticipate at least some of the unanticipated consequences of health-related interference, much as we are all becoming aware of other consequences of man's tampering with earthly resources.
Bibliography:PMID:5485233
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ISSN:0008-1264
2380-9949