Getting risk right understanding the science of elusive health risks
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TextPublication details: New York Columbia University Press, , 2017Edition: 1ST EDDescription: XXII, 248 Seiten IllustrationenLOC classification: - RA 776.5 .K33 2017
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List of Illustrations Preface: Why Do Things That Are Unlikely to Harm Us Get the Most Attention?
List of Abbreviations
1. The Illusion of Validity and the Power of "Negative Thinking"
2. Splendors and Miseries of Associations
3. When Risk Goes Viral: Biases and Bandwagons
4. Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer? A Tale of Two Sciences
5. Hormonal Confusion: The Contested Science of Endocrine Disruption
6. Deadly Remedy: A Mysterious Disease, a Medicinal Herb, and the Recognition of a Worldwide Public Health Threat
7. HPV, Cancer, and Beyond: The Anatomy of a Triumph Conclusion Appendix: List of Interviews Notes Glossary Bibliography Index
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