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Too much medicine?

BMJ 2002; 324 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.324.7342.859 (Published 13 April 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;324:859

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Dr. Knock's village of Saint-Maurice

Sir,

For those who read French, what humankind is at risk of (at least its
"developed" part) has been perfectly described by Jules Romain in its
wonderful play "Docteur Knock".
Any activity in his rural village progressively becomes second to health
care.

Any medical student should be given a copy of this book on his or her
very first day in a Medical School.

Sincerely

François Mennerat

Competing interests: No competing interests

19 April 2002
Francois MENNERAT
Medical Adviser, FNMF
75015 Paris (France)