To Do No Harm: DES and the Dilemmas of Modern Medicine [Hardcover]

Dr. Roberta Apfel M.D. (Author), Dr. Susan Fisher M.D. (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0300031920 | ISBN-13: 978-0300031928 | Publication Date: September 10, 1984 | Edition: 1

In this important book, Drs. Apfel and Fisher demonstrate how explosive technological advances, physicians' unconscious fantasies of heroism, and the urging of patients, among other factors, combined to produce the DES disaster-a massive tragedy that could occur again in any area of medicine.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 204 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press; 1 edition (September 10, 1984)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0300031920
ISBN-13: 978-0300031928
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,537,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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