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Commodified Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2007

WILLIAM S. ANDERECK
Affiliation:
Program in Medicine and Human Values at the California Pacific Medical Center, the California Medical Association, and the San Francisco Zoo

Extract

An icy wind blows through your cotton shirt while you sit outside the hospital door, waiting for your wife to bring up the car. The warm August day, when you entered the emergency room, has transformed into a gray November one. Your mind returns to Dr. Snipe.

Type
SPECIAL SECTION: COMMERCIALISM IN MEDICINE
Copyright
© 2007 Cambridge University Press

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