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008 160624s2017 enk b 001 0 eng
010 _a2016018965
020 _a9780199396603
020 _a0199396604
035 _a(OCoLC)945357184
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050 0 0 _aRA418
_b.G64 2017
100 1 _aGorman, Sara E.,
245 1 0 _aDenying to the grave :
_bwhy we ignore the facts that will save us /
_cSara E. Gorman, PhD, MPH, Jack M. Gorman, MD
264 1 _aNew York, NY, United States of Amercia :
_bOxford University Press,
_c[2017]
300 _ax, 312 pages ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Conspiracy theories -- Charismatic leaders -- Confirmation bias -- Causality and filling the ignorance gap -- Avoidance of complexity -- Risk perception and probability -- Conclusion
520 _aWhy 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
650 0 _aSocial medicine
650 0 _aScience
_xMethodology
650 0 _aSkepticism
650 0 _aBelief and doubt
650 0 _aDenial (Psychology)
700 1 _aGorman, Jack M.,
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