Vaccinations and Public Concern in History : Legend, Rumor, and Risk Perception.

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Vaccinations and Public Concern in History explores vernacular beliefs and practices that surround decisions not to vaccinate. Through the use of ethnographic, media, and narrative analyses, this book explores the vernacular explanatory models used in inoculation decision-making. The research on whi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kitta, Andrea
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Francis, Taylor & amp ; 2011.
Colección:Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine.
Temas:
Health attitudes.
Vaccination > Complications.
Vaccination.
Attitude to Health
Vaccination > adverse effects
Vaccination
Attitudes à l'égard de la santé.
Vaccination > Complications et séquelles.
Health attitudes
Vaccination > Complications
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Vaccinations and Public Concern in History Legend, Rumor, and Risk Perception; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Genres and Communicative Forms; 3. Folkloric Content in Vaccine Narratives; 4. Medical and Ethical Issues as Perceived by the Medical Community; 5. Notions of Risk; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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