Surgery, the ultimate placebo : a surgeon cuts through the evidence / Ian Harris.
Surgery, the ultimate placebo : a surgeon cuts through the evidence / Ian Harris.
Surgery, the ultimate placebo : a surgeon cuts through the evidence / Ian Harris.
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Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Coogee, N.S.W. : NewSouth Publishing, 2016.
Call Numbers
H 2016/213 , G 2016/53
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
293 pages ; 21 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Coogee, N.S.W. : NewSouth Publishing, 2016.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2016.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
A senior surgeon suggests that many commonly performed operations are not necessary and that any benefits they offer are a placebo. For many complaints and conditions the benefits from surgery are lower, and the risks higher, than you or your surgeon think. In this book you will see how commonly performed operations can be found to be useless or ev...
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Full title
Surgery, the ultimate placebo : a surgeon cuts through the evidence / Ian Harris.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
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Call Numbers
H 2016/213 , G 2016/53
Record Identifier
74VKzJVzPjWy
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzJVzPjWy
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1742234577
9781742234571
DDC
617
MMS ID
991023412669702626
