title: Combating disease mongering: daunting but nonetheless essential.
authors.affiliation: Caversham Practice, London, United Kingdom. iona.heath@dsl.pipex.com
authors.forename: Iona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Heath
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003643:Death; D004345:Drug Industry; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000941:ethics*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005239:Fear; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D011057:Politics; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D011634:Public Health; D040841:Resource Allocation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012924:Social Conditions