Calling the shots : why parents reject vaccines / Jennifer A. Reich.
Calling the shots : why parents reject vaccines / Jennifer A. Reich.
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New York : New York University Press, [2016]
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G 2019/2851
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English
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Physical content
xi, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The public history of vaccines -- Parents as experts -- Vaccines as unnatural intervention -- The limits of trust in big pharma -- Who calls the shots? -- The slow vax movement -- Finding natural solutions -- Vaccine liberty.
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Publisher
New York : New York University Press, [2016]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
The headline-grabbing 2014 measles outbreak at Disneyland was just the latest reminder of our nation's falling vaccination rates. What was less evident, however, was that this event was only one example of a larger story of an increasing number of parents who are refusing vaccines, believing vaccines pose greater risks than benefits to their childr...
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Calling the shots : why parents reject vaccines / Jennifer A. Reich.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-306) and index.
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©2016
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G 2019/2851
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74VKVxveBNMl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVxveBNMl
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ISBN
1479874833 (paperback)
9781479812790 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
147981279X (hbk. ; alk. paper)
9781479874835 (paperback)
DDC
614.47083
MMS ID
991024245919302626
