Re: Is Medicine Healthy?

Robin Hanson (hanson@econ.berkeley.edu)
Sat, 03 Apr 1999 15:29:50 -0800

Curt Adams wrote:
>>>That sounds like a biased sample. People who die within six months are
>>>people for whom treatment has failed. If medical treatment works, they
>>>won't show up in the sample. Am I missing something?
>
>>I gave the URL for it - take a look for yourself:
>>
http://nberws.nber.org/papers/W6513
>
>The abstract doesn't answer my questions; the paper has to be paid for.

A paper copy costs, but a pdf copy is available free from the web.

Robin Hanson

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