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Truth, lies, and public health : how we are affected when science and politics collide
Author
Title
Truth, lies, and public health : how we are affected when science and politics collide / Madelon Lubin Finkel.
ISBN
9780275991289 (alk. paper)
0275991288 (alk. paper)
Published
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007.
Physical Description
xx, 234 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 15, 2008
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
About politics and science
The politics of contraception
The global AIDS epidemic: could it have been prevented? / with Sandra Demars
The stem cell controversy: navigating a sea of ethics, politics, and science / with Ryan Cauley
Marijuana as medicine: science versus politics
The quintessential catch-22: the U.S. approach to needle exchange in HIV AIDS prevention / with Ivan Ip
Bleak house and beyond: how tuberculosis control got side-tracked
Science, politics, and the regulation of dietary supplements
Silicone breast implants: misconceptions, misinterpretations, and mistakes
Obesity and public policy / with Joanna M. Paladino
Disease prevention through vaccination: the science and the controversy / with Tony Rosen.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Communicable Disease Control - legislation & jurisprudence - United States.
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