TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kabat,Geoffrey
TI  - Getting Risk Right: Understanding the Science of Elusive Health Risks
SN  - 9780231542852
AV  - RA440.K333 2017 
U1  - 613 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface: Why Do Things That Are Unlikely to Harm Us Get the Most Attention? -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. The Illusion of Validity and the Power of "Negative Thinking" -- 2. Splendors and Miseries of Associations -- 3. When Risk Goes Viral: Biases and Bandwagons -- 4. Do Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer? A Tale of Two Sciences -- 5. Hormonal Confusion: The Contested Science of Endocrine Disruption -- 6. Deadly Remedy: A Mysterious Disease, a Medicinal Herb, and the Recognition of a Worldwide Public Health Threat -- 7. HPV, Cancer, and Beyond: The Anatomy of a Triumph -- Conclusion -- Appendix: List of Interviews -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - An incisive look at some of today's most contested health risks-both real and illusory
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ER  -