50 health scares that fizzled /

Killer bees. The measles vaccine. Three Mile Island. Artificial sweeteners. The swine flu. All of these health risks and news stories took us by surprise, caused great alarm, and created controversyÑuntil they quietly dropped off our collective radar screens and we forgot about them. What were the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Callahan, Joan R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, ©2011.
Temas:
Medical misconceptions.
Health risk assessment.
Health education.
Mass media.
Health behavior.
Health Education
Mass Media
Health Status Indicators
Fear > psychology
Fraud > psychology
Health Behavior
Superstitions et médecine.
Risques pour la santé > Évaluation.
Éducation sanitaire.
Médias.
Habitudes sanitaires.
mass media.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
Mass media
Health education
Health behavior
Health risk assessment
Medical misconceptions
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Killer bees. The measles vaccine. Three Mile Island. Artificial sweeteners. The swine flu. All of these health risks and news stories took us by surprise, caused great alarm, and created controversyÑuntil they quietly dropped off our collective radar screens and we forgot about them. What were the real stories behind these health scares?
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 361 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780313385391
0313385394
1283317176
9781283317177
9786613317179
6613317179

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