The Quagmire : How American Medicine is Destroying Itself. CALLAHAN D, NULAND S. New Republic [serial online]. June 9, 2011;242(8):16-18. Available from: Academic Search Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed August 30, 2011.
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Summary : The article discusses what the authors consider to be an unsustainable trajectory in American medicine. In their view too many resources are being committed to the pursuit of cures for chronic illnesses not likely to be remedied for many years to come. They believe that medicine should adopt new priorities, starting with the goal of bringing everybody's life expectancy up to the age of 80. They maintain that geriatric care should focus less on postponing death and more on increasing the quality of life during one's final years.
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