Science on trial : the clash of medical evidence and the law in the breast implant case / Marcia Ang...
Science on trial : the clash of medical evidence and the law in the breast implant case / Marcia Ang...
Science on trial : the clash of medical evidence and the law in the breast implant case / Marcia Angell.
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London ; New York : W.W. Norton, c1996.
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N346.73038/10
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English
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256 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. The Breast Implant Story: Once Over Lightly -- 2. Breast Implants: What They Are and Who Has Them -- 3. The FDA Ban on Implants: Regulation in Modern America -- 4. The Rush to Court: Litigation and More Litigation -- 5. Scientific Evidence: What It Is and Where It Comes From -- 6. Science in the...
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Publisher
London ; New York : W.W. Norton, c1996.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c1996.
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Summary
Why were the courts and the public so certain that breast implants were dangerous when medical researchers were not? The answer to this question reveals important differences in the way science, the law, and the public regard evidence - and not just in the breast-implant controversy. As our society becomes ever more dependent, at all levels, on sci...
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Science on trial : the clash of medical evidence and the law in the breast implant case / Marcia Angell.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-245) and index.
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c1996.
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N346.73038/10
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74VM5lNblgMM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM5lNblgMM
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0393039730
9780393039733
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346.73038
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991003829429702626
