To Do No Harm Diethylstilbestrol and the Dilemmas of Modern Medicine Roberta J. Apfel, Susan M. Fisher

Format:
Paperback
Publication date:
01 Jan 1984
ISBN:
9780300036190
Dimensions:
212 pages: 216 x 140 x 12mm
Illustrations:
black & white illustrations

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.