Getting risk right : understanding the science of elusive health risks / Geoffrey C. Kabat.
By: Kabat, Geoffrey C [author.].
Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]Description: xxii, 248 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780231166461.Subject(s): Health risk assessment | Health attitudes | Attitude to Health | Risk Assessment | Negativism | Risk Factors | Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects | Health Education -- methodsGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | RA776.5 .K33 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000008081 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-235) and index.
The illusion of validity and the power of "negative thinking" -- Splendors and miseries of associations -- When risk goes viral : biases and bandwagons -- Do cell phones cause brain cancer? : a tale of two sciences -- Hormonal confusion: the contested science of endocrine disruption -- Deadly remedy : a mysterious disease, a medicinal herb, and the recognition a worldwide public health threat -- HPV, cancer, and beyond : the anatomy of a triumph.
A study of the health industry and possible risks involved.