Getting risk right : understanding the science of elusive health risks /

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A study of the health industry and possible risks involved.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kabat, Geoffrey C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]
Temas:
Health risk assessment.
Health attitudes.
Risk assessment.
Negativism.
Attitude to Health
Risk Assessment
Negativism
Risk Factors
Environmental Exposure > adverse effects
Health Education > methods
Health Status Indicators
Risques pour la santé > Évaluation.
Attitudes à l'égard de la santé.
Évaluation du risque.
Négativisme.
risk assessment.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface : Why do things that are unlikely to harm us get the most attention?
  • 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 : how a mysterious disease led to the recognition of a worldwide public health threat
  • HPV, cancer, and beyond : the anatomy of a triumph.

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