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Truth, lies, and public health : how we are affected when science and politics collide
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Truth, lies, and public health : how we are affected when science and politics collide

Author: Madelon Lubin Finkel
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2007.
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Madelon Lubin Finkel
ISBN: 9780275991289 0275991288
OCLC Number: 123692006
Description: xx, 234 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. About politics and science -- 2. The politics of contraception -- 3. The global AIDS epidemic : could it have been prevented? / with Sandra Demars -- 4. The stem cell controversy : navigating a sea of ethics, politics, and science / with Ryan Cauley -- 5. Marijuana as medicine : science versus politics -- 6. The quintessential catch-22 : the U.S. approach to needle exchange in HIV AIDS prevention / with Ivan Ip -- 7. Bleak house and beyond : how tuberculosis control got side-tracked -- 8. Science, politics, and the regulation of dietary supplements -- 9. Silicone breast implants : misconceptions, misinterpretations, and mistakes -- 10. Obesity and public policy / with Joanna M. Paladino -- 11. Disease prevention through vaccination : the science and the controversy / with Tony Rosen -- Notes -- Index -- About the author and contributors.
Responsibility: Madelon Lubin Finkel.
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