The best medicine : (Record no. 197476)
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| control field | bestmedicinehowt00arno |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | CaSfIA |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20140120100533.0 |
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 920518s1992 mau b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 92017849 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | NLM |
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| -- | BTCTA |
| -- | YDXCP |
| -- | TJX |
| -- | CaSfIA |
| 016 7# - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC AGENCY CONTROL NUMBER | |
| Record control number | 9207517 |
| Source | DNLM |
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| -- | 25967008 |
| -- | 28219708 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0201577925 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780201577921 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | (OCoLC)25964812 |
| Canceled/invalid control number | (OCoLC)25967008 |
| -- | (OCoLC)28219708 |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE | |
| Geographic area code | n-us--- |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | RC81 |
| Item number | .A78 1992 |
| 060 00 - NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | W 84 AA1 |
| Item number | A68b 1992 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 362.1/0973 |
| Edition number | 20 |
| 029 1# - (OCLC) | |
| OCLC library identifier | NLM |
| System control number | 9207517 |
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| OCLC library identifier | YDXCP |
| System control number | 123130 |
| 029 1# - (OCLC) | |
| OCLC library identifier | NZ1 |
| System control number | 3955543 |
| 029 1# - (OCLC) | |
| OCLC library identifier | AU@ |
| System control number | 000009078819 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Arnot, Robert Burns. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The best medicine : |
| Medium | [electronic resource] |
| Remainder of title | how to choose the top doctors, the top hospitals, and the top treatments / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Robert Arnot. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Reading, Mass. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1992. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii, 468 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Preface: Excellence in Medicine -- The Dangers of Cut-Rate Medicine -- How to Use This Book -- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery -- Angioplasty -- Stress Test -- Angiogram -- Cesarean Section -- Hysterectomy -- Gallbladder Surgery -- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy -- Colonoscopy -- Arthroscopy -- Herniated Disc Surgery -- Carotid Endarterectomy -- Cataract Surgery -- Burn Care -- AIDS -- Arthritis -- Asthma -- Cancer -- Coronary Artery Disease -- Depression -- Diabetes -- Epilepsy -- High Blood Pressure -- Osteoporosis -- Peptic Ulcer Disease -- Appendix: University-Affiliated Teaching Hospitals. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Without your knowledge, your insurance company, your employer, government bureaucrats, even salaried company doctors cut deals with managed health-care firms. They offer bonuses to physicians who spend less on your care, push the sick out of hospitals before they should, deny access to state-of-the-art treatment, and cancel insurance policies for the ill. These groups have access to powerful computer systems that can pinpoint the best hospitals, doctors, and treatments. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | as well as the cheapest. Which will they choose? For you, each is a double agent who can choose between excellent treatment or cut-rate health care. The Best Medicine arms you, the consumer, with the same powerful knowledge in a simple, step-by-step guide so you can make the right choice. Until now, this has been privileged information. Insurers, health policy planners, and corporate benefits departments have tried to keep this knowledge out of consumers' hands. CBS News. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | medical correspondent, Dr. Bob Arnot, draws from a decade of experience reporting on state-of-the-art medicine. His accessible guide protects you from the flaws in American medicine and from the bean counters. He provides the precise standards of quality that health-care consumers can and must demand of both doctors and hospitals. This information, never before available, can save your life. Dr. Arnot does what he does best, empowers you with expert knowledge to get the. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | best available health care. Every chapter has been carefully reviewed by top specialists in each field. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Medicine, Popular. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Consumer education |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Patient education |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 650 #2 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Health Services |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| Form subdivision | Popular Works. |
| 650 #2 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Hospitals |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| Form subdivision | Popular Works. |
| 650 #2 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Physicians |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| Form subdivision | Popular Works. |
| 650 #2 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Quality of Health Care |
| Geographic subdivision | United States |
| Form subdivision | Popular Works. |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/bestmedicinehowt00arno">http://www.archive.org/details/bestmedicinehowt00arno</a> |
| Public note | Free eBook from the Internet Archive |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | E-BOOKS |
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