MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2010036579
003 DLC
005 20100914153137.0
008 100827s2011 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010036579
020 $a9781439158647
020 $a1439158649
020 $a9781439165676 (ebook)
035 $a(DNLM)101539182
040 $aDNLM/DLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aRA638$b.M675 2011
060 10 $aWA 115
082 00 $a614.4/7$222
100 1 $aMnookin, Seth.
245 14 $aThe panic virus :$ba true story of medicine, science, and fear /$cSeth Mnookin.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$cc2011.
263 $a1101
300 $ap. ;$ccm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe spotted pimple of death -- Milkmaids and fear of modernity -- The polio vaccine : from medical miracle to public health catastrophe -- Fluoride scares and swine flu scandals -- Vaccine roulette -- Autism, SIDS, and society -- Help! there are fibers growing out of my eyeballs! -- Enter Andrew Wakefield -- The Lancet paper -- Thimerosal and the mystery of Minamata's dancing cats -- The mercury moms -- Black swans and the speed of light : a brief history of science -- The media and its messages -- Mark Geier, witness for hire -- The case of Michelle Cedillo -- Cognitive biases and availability cascades -- How to turn a lack of evidence into evidence of harm -- A conspiracy of dunces -- Autism speaks -- Katie Wright's accidental manifesto -- Jenny McCarthy's mommy instinct -- Medical NIMBYism and faith-based metaphysics -- Baby Brie -- Casualties of a war built on lies.
650 0 $aVaccination$xHistory.
650 0 $aVaccination$xPsychological aspects.
650 0 $aHealth behavior.
650 0 $aMass media and culture.
650 12 $aVaccination$xhistory.
650 12 $aVaccination$xpsychology.
650 22 $aHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice.
650 22 $aMass Media.
650 22 $aPanic.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010036579-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1012/2010036579-d.html