# 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

**Wikidata**: [Q1228633](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1228633)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease_mongering)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/disease-mongering


## References

1. [CISMeF: a structured health resource guide.](https://www.hetop.eu/hetop/Q?la=fr&rr=CGP_CO_Q&tab=1#rr=CGP_QC_QD442&tab=1&q=)
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013