000770688 000__ 03833cam\a2200433\i\4500 000770688 001__ 770688 000770688 005__ 20210515123131.0 000770688 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000770688 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000770688 008__ 170111t20172017nyua\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000770688 019__ $$a961451096$$a966256434$$a966743456 000770688 020__ $$a9780231542852$$q(electronic book) 000770688 020__ $$z9780231166461 000770688 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn940796200 000770688 035__ $$a(MiAaPQ)ebr11289172 000770688 035__ $$a(MiAaPQ)EBC4718606 000770688 040__ $$aMiAaPQ$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cMiAaPQ$$dMiAaPQ 000770688 050_4 $$aRA776.5$$b.K33 2017eb 000770688 08204 $$a613.071$$223 000770688 1001_ $$aKabat, Geoffrey C.,$$eauthor. 000770688 24510 $$aGetting risk right :$$bunderstanding the science of elusive health risks /$$cGeoffrey C. Kabat. 000770688 264_1 $$aNew York, [New York] :$$bColumbia University Press,$$c2017. 000770688 264_4 $$c©2017 000770688 300__ $$a1 online resource (xxii, 248 pages) :$$billustrations 000770688 336__ $$atext$$2rdacontent 000770688 337__ $$acomputer$$2rdamedia 000770688 338__ $$aonline resource$$2rdacarrier 000770688 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000770688 5050_ $$aThe illusion of validity and the power of "negative thinking" -- Splendors and miseries of associations -- When risk goes viral : biases and bandwagons -- Do cell phones cause brain cancer? : a tale of two sciences -- Hormonal confusion: the contested science of endocrine disruption -- Deadly remedy : a mysterious disease, a medicinal herb, and the recognition a worldwide public health threat -- HPV, cancer, and beyond : the anatomy of a triumph. 000770688 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000770688 520__ $$aDo cell phones cause brain cancer? Does BPA threaten our health? How safe are certain dietary supplements, especially those containing exotic herbs or small amounts of toxic substances? Is the HPV vaccine safe? We depend on science and medicine as never before, yet there is widespread misinformation and confusion, amplified by the media, regarding what influences our health. In Getting Risk Right, Geoffrey C. Kabat shows how science works - and sometimes doesn't - and what separates these two very different outcomes. Kabat seeks to help us distinguish between claims that are supported by solid science and those that are the result of poorly designed or misinterpreted studies. By exploring different examples, he explains why certain risks are worth worrying about, while others are not. He emphasizes the variable quality of research in contested areas of health risks, as well as the professional, political, and methodological factors that can distort the research process. Drawing on recent systematic critiques of biomedical research and on insights from behavioral psychology, Getting Risk Right examines factors both internal and external to the science that can influence what results get attention and how questionable results can be used to support a particular narrative concerning an alleged public health threat. In this book, Kabat provides a much-needed antidote to what has been called "an epidemic of false claims." - Provided by publisher. 000770688 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000770688 650_0 $$aHealth attitudes. 000770688 650_0 $$aHealth risk assessment. 000770688 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aKabat, Geoffrey C.$$tGetting risk right : understanding the science of elusive health risks.$$dNew York, [New York] : Columbia University Press, c2017$$z9780231166461$$w(DLC) 2016008208$$w(OCoLC)940795871 000770688 852__ $$bacq 000770688 85280 $$bebk$$hProQuest Ebook Central 000770688 85280 $$bebk$$hProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete 000770688 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4718606$$zOnline Access 000770688 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4718606$$zOnline Access 000770688 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:770688$$pGLOBAL_SET 000770688 980__ $$aEBOOK$$aEBOOK 000770688 980__ $$aBIB 000770688 982__ $$aEbook 000770688 983__ $$aOnline