True warnings and false alarms : evaluating fears about the health risks of technology, 1948-1971 / Allan Mazur.

  • Mazur, Allan.
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[2004], ©2004
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Publication/Creation

Washington, DC : Resources for the Future, [2004], ©2004.

Physical description

viii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Contents

True warnings and false alarms -- Technology as friend and sometime foe: 1900-1947 -- Lawless's era: 1948-1971 -- Why experts in technical controversies disagree -- Evaluating the lawless warnings: true or false? -- Coding the cases -- Hallmarks of true and false alarms -- Hindsight and foresight.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references.

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  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WA100 2004M47t
    		Open shelves

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  • 1891853554
  • 1891853562