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Public health profiteering / James T. Bennett, Thomas J. DiLorenzo.

Van Pelt Library RA5.K66 B46 2001
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bennett, James T.
Contributor:
DiLorenzo, Thomas J.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Koop, C. Everett (Charles Everett), 1916-2013.
Koop, C. Everett.
Pediatric surgeons.
Health officers.
United States.
Health officers--United States--Biography.
Pediatric surgeons--United States--Biography.
Genre:
Biographies.
Physical Description:
viii, 202 pages ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
New Brunswick, NJ : Transaction Publishers, [2001]
Contents:
1. The Very Model of a Modern Surgeon General: How a Brilliant Pediatric Surgeon Became an Annoying and Sanctimonious Nanny 1
2. Big Bellies, Fat Heads: The Sick Obsession with Weight 33
3. Shape Up
Or Ship Out 65
4. Fen-Phen and the Koop Coup 105
5. Koop: The Brand Name 131
6. Epilogue: Chick and Hillary 167.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-187) and index.
ISBN:
0765800748
OCLC:
46975022

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