Silent shock : the men behind the thalidomide scandal and an Australian family's long road to justice / Michael Magazanik.
- Magazanik, Michael
- Date:
- 2015
- Books
About this work
Description
'In Silent Shock, Michael Magazanik tells Lyn Rowe's story - and lifts the lid on how the thalidomide tragedy was allowed to happen. He shows how the guilty did their best to get away with it. He explodes the longstanding myth that the whole scandal was just a tragic accident, unavoidable within the safety standards of the time. And he exposes the disgraceful cover-up at the heart of Distillers' thalidomide operation.' -- Provided by publisher.
Publication/Creation
Melbourne, Australia : Text Publishing, 2015.
Physical description
342 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : colour illustrations ; 24 cm
Contributors
Contents
Brief Chronology -- March 1962 -- 1. Outstandingly safe -- 2. Don't look at her -- 3. Silent shock -- 4. A horrible preparation -- 5. Maybe the idiots are happy -- 6. A very real fear -- 7. It could have happened to the Queen -- 8. Saving America -- 9. Idiots and clever poeple -- 10. It's not contagious -- 11. Grunenthal's accidental pregnancy test -- 12. Like lollipops -- 13. The humane and proper thing -- 14. Greedy hearts -- 15. A little bit more luxury -- 16. Not ready to retire -- Acknowledgements -- Notes and sources -- Select bibliography -- Index.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Languages
Subjects
- Children with disabilitiesAustraliaBiography
- ThalidomideSide effectsAustralia.
- DrugsLaw and legislationGreat Britain.
- Products liabilityDrugsGreat Britain.
- Thalidomideadverse effects
- Thalidomidehistory
- Abnormalities, Drug-Inducedhistory
- Liability, Legalhistory
- Drug Industryhistory
- History, 20th Century
- Rowe, Lyn, 1962-Health.
- Rowe, Lyn, 1962-Family.
- Rowe, Lyn, 1962-
Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineIH.AN.AA9Open shelves
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Identifiers
ISBN
- 9781922182098
- 1922182095