disease mongering
pejorative term for the practice of widening the diagnostic boundaries of illnesses and aggressively promoting their public awareness in order to expand the markets for treatment
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disease mongering
Summary
disease mongering is a medicalization[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- disease mongering's instance of is recorded as medicalization[3].
- disease mongering's instance of is recorded as disease[4].
- disease mongering is a type of questionable disease[5].
- disease mongering is a type of sales promotion[6].
- disease mongering is a type of pharmaceutical lobby[7].
- disease mongering's Commons category is recorded as Disease mongering[8].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include medicalization[3] and disease[4]. Recorded subclass of include questionable disease[5], sales promotion[6], and pharmaceutical lobby[7].
Why It Matters
disease mongering has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]