Miracles of Modern Medicine/Casualties of Modern Medicine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4704624 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joan Cassell (Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 555-563 |
| Publication date | 2005-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732304272043 |
| PMID | 15761098 |
| OpenAlex | W2103242519 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
The author uses an autoethnographic account of a close friend's emergency cardiac surgery, and its disastrous outcome, to explore and critique the contemporary search for medical "miracles" and the patchwork and inequitable system of medical reimbursement in the United States
Economics · Family medicine · Health care · Modern medicine · Political science · Reimbursement · Global Health Care Issues · Global Health Workforce Issues · Healthcare Policy and Management · Law · Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2018 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |