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Author Offit, Paul A., author.

Title Bad advice : or why celebrities, politicians, and activists aren't your best source of health information / Paul A. Offit, M.D.

Publication Info. New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]

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 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  362.1 OFF    Check Shelf
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Description xiv, 251 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-238) and index.
Contents Prologue: On being naïve -- What science is--and what it isn't -- White mice and windowless rooms -- An alibi for ignorance -- Feeding the beast -- To debate or not to debate -- Make 'em laugh -- Science goes to the movies -- The Emperor's new clothes -- Judgment Day -- The nuclear option -- Pharma shill -- A ray of hope -- Epilogue: The end of the tour.
Subject Communication in public health.
Communication in medicine.
Health in mass media.
Disinformation.
Quacks and quackery.
Other Form: Online version: Offit, Paul A. Bad advice. New York : Columbia University Press, [2018] 9780231546935 (DLC) 2018010525
ISBN 9780231186988 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0231186983 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780231546935 (electronic)
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