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Ivan Illich on medical nemesis

Ruth Davies

Nurse Education Today, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 5 - 6

Swansea University Author: Ruth Davies

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Abstract

Illich began his polemic, first published in 1975, with a powerfulopening statement ‘The medical establishment has become a majorthreat to health’ (1990, p.11), and over the next 254 pages he delivered ablistering critique about the limits of Westernised medicine as set out in this 'Big Ideas&#...

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Published in: Nurse Education Today
ISSN: 0260-6917
Published: 2012
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14049
Abstract: Illich began his polemic, first published in 1975, with a powerfulopening statement ‘The medical establishment has become a majorthreat to health’ (1990, p.11), and over the next 254 pages he delivered ablistering critique about the limits of Westernised medicine as set out in this 'Big Ideas' .
Keywords: Ivan Illich Medical Nemesis
College: Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences
Issue: 1
Start Page: 5
End Page: 6