50 health scares that fizzled
Killer bees. The measles vaccine. Three Mile Island. Artificial sweeteners. The swine flu. All of these health risks and news stories took us by surprise, caused great alarm, and created controversyÑuntil they quietly dropped off our collective radar screens and we forgot about them. What were the...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
Greenwood
c2011.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Gale eBooks
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798146906719 |
| Sumario: | Killer bees. The measles vaccine. Three Mile Island. Artificial sweeteners. The swine flu. All of these health risks and news stories took us by surprise, caused great alarm, and created controversyÑuntil they quietly dropped off our collective radar screens and we forgot about them. What were the real stories behind these health scares? |
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| Notas: | Description based on print version record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 361 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9798400605840 9781283317177 9786613317179 9780313385391 |
