xx, 316 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-304) and index.
Contents
Where I come from -- Phantom epidemic -- How to become a statistic -- How the game is played -- Zones of incomprehension -- New sisterhood of breast cancer -- Save the males -- Earthquakes and spouting bowls -- Grand experiment -- Defiant figures.
Summary
An epidemiologist identifies some 300,000 annual deaths in the U.S. and Europe due to pollution, making revelations about historical and smog-related mass casualties, and calling for major public changes.