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Autism's false prophets : bad science, risky medicine, and the search for a cure / Paul A. Offit.
LIBRA RJ506.A9 O34 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Offit, Paul A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Autism--Etiology.
- Autism.
- Vaccination of children--United States.
- Vaccination of children.
- United States.
- Medical misconceptions.
- Autism--Alternative treatment.
- Autistic Disorder--etiology.
- Autistic Disorder--therapy.
- Vaccination.
- Complementary Therapies.
- Medical Subjects:
- Autistic Disorder--etiology.
- Autistic Disorder--therapy.
- Vaccination.
- Complementary Therapies.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2008]
- Contents:
- 1 The Tinderbox 1
- 2 Lighting the Fuse 18
- 3 The Implosion 37
- 4 A Precautionary Tale 60
- 5 Mercury Rising 81
- 6 Mercury Falling 106
- 7 Behind the Mercury Curtain 130
- 8 Science in Court 156
- 9 Science and the Media 176
- 10 Science and Society 196
- 11 A Place for Autism 218
- Epilogue: "Next, on Oprah" 235.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-284) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780231146364
- 0231146361
- 9780231517966
- 0231517963
- OCLC:
- 221961980
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