TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gorman,Sara E.
AU  - Gorman,Jack M.
TI  - Denying to the grave: why we ignore the facts that will save us 
SN  - 9780199396603
AV  - RA418 .G64 2017
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - New York, NY, United States of Amercia
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Social medicine
KW  - Science
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Skepticism
KW  - Belief and doubt
KW  - Denial (Psychology)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Conspiracy theories -- Charismatic leaders -- Confirmation bias -- Causality and filling the ignorance gap -- Avoidance of complexity -- Risk perception and probability -- Conclusion
N2  - Why do some parents refuse to vaccinate their children? Why do some keep guns at home, despite scientific evidence of risk to their family members? And why do people use antibiotics for illnesses they can't possibly alleviate? When it comes to health, many people insist that science is wrong, that the evidence is incomplete or inconclusive, and that unidentified hazards lurk everywhere to harm us
ER  -