Tabloid medicine : how the Internet is being used to hijack medical science for fear and profit / Robert Goldberg.
| Author/creator | Goldberg, Robert |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Kaplan Pub., ©2010. |
| Description | x, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prospect theory : the risks we choose to live with and why -- The precautionary principle: the politics of pseudocertainty -- Insta-Americans : the rise of online self-diagnosis -- A damaging precedent : the side effects of the Vioxx panic -- Web of fear : vaccines, autism, and the emergence of "instant experts" -- The suicide crisis : sowing fear about antidepressants -- Assault on scientists : the conflict-of-interest canard -- Tabloid medicine's victims : public health and medical progress -- Battling tabloid medicine : the personalized medicine revolution. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2010040556 |
| ISBN | 9781607147275 |
| ISBN | 1607147270 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | RA440 .G66 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |