Peter D Jacobson: 2 books
False Hope
Bone Marrow Transplantation for Breast Cancer
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2007
In the late 1980s, a promising new treatment for breast cancer emerged: high-dose chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow transplantation or HDC/ABMT. By the 1990s, it had burst upon the oncology scene and disseminated rapidly before having been carefully evaluated. By the time published studies...
Strangers in the Night
Law and Medicine in the Managed Care Era
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2002
More than ever before, the legal system plays a vital role in virtually every aspect of the current health care system. From the congressional debate over patients' rights legislation to judicial rulings on the denial of health care services, the legal system is integrally involved in the organization,...