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Reading List for Patients and Advocates

This page includes information on books and publications that support and further efforts to improve the quality of healthcare and to protect the rights of injured patients.

Mammography Screening: Truth, Lies and Controversy [Paperback] - Publication Date: March 31, 2012
by Peter C Gøtzsche, Forewords by Iona Heath and Fran Visco 

The Battle Over Health Care: What Obama's Reform Means for America's Future [Hardcover] - Publication Date: April 16, 2012
by Rosemary Gibson, Janardan Prasad Singh 

My Father: An American Story of Courage, Shattered Dreams, and Enduring Love [Paperback] - Publication Date: February 14, 2012
by Michael Bennett

The Treatment Trap: How the Overuse of Medical Care is Wrecking Your Health and What You Can Do to Prevent It - Publication Date: November 16, 2011
by Rosemary Gibson

Wall of Silence: The Untold Story of the Medical Mistakes That Kill and Injure Millions of Americans - Publication Date: May 2003
by Rosemary Gibson, Janardan Prasad Singh

Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer - Publication Date: September 2, 2008
by Shannon Brownlee

The Patient's Checklist: 10 Simple Hospital Checklists to Keep you Safe, Sane & Organized - Publication Date: January 3, 2012
by Elizabeth Bailey 


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