Where medicine went wrong : rediscovering the path to complexity

Where medicine went wrong : rediscovering the path to complexity /

Where Medicine Went Wrong explores how the idea of an average value has been misapplied to medical phenomena, distorted understanding and lead to flawed medical decisions. Through new insights into the science of complexity, traditional physiology is replaced with fractal physiology, in which variab...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: West, Bruce J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2006.
Series:Studies of nonlinear phenomena in life sciences ; v. 11.
Subjects:
Medicine > Philosophy.
Fractals.
Human physiology.
Health status indicators.
Nonlinear theories.
Medical care.
Biological models.
Mathematics.
Mathematical models.
Philosophy.
Humanities.
Physical sciences.
Public health.
Statistics > Methodology.
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Environment and Public Health
Delivery of Health Care
Philosophy, Medical
Health Status Indicators
Models, Biological
Physiological Phenomena
Fractals
Nonlinear Dynamics
Mathematics
Models, Theoretical
Health Surveys
Philosophy
Mathematical Concepts
Phenomena and Processes
Humanities
Data Collection
Natural Science Disciplines
Investigative Techniques
Epidemiologic Methods
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Disciplines and Occupations
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms
Public Health
Quality of Health Care
Patient Care
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