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Family Practice Vol. 18, No. 6, 647
© Oxford University Press 2001

Book Review

The tyranny of health: doctors and the regulation of lifestyle.

Michael Fitzpatrick. (208 pages, £9.99.) Routledge, 2001. ISBN 0-415-23572-3.

Steve Gillam, Director

Primary Care Programme, King's Fund, London

Much of the first half of this stimulating book is dedicated to detailing the negative impact of various health scares and rubbishing the evidence underpinning much preventive medicine. But some of the coverage is unbalanced and I found it unconvincing. The second half of the book explores the politics of health promotion and is much . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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