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Social & Preventive Medicine Rural & Urban Health Centres, Workers, Norms 4c85ea5e

Which of the following are referred to as "Ivory Towers of Disease":

A
Small health centres
B
Large hospitals
C
Private practitioners
D
Health insurance companies
High-Yield Explanation
- Hospitals are known as 'Ivory Towers of Disease', as they exist in Spending isolation in the community Absorb vast propoion (50-80%) of the health budget Not people oriented, are inflexible in procedures, styles and treatment is expensive it overlooks the cultural aspects of illness (treating the disease without treating the patient)

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