Hidden Arguments: Political Ideology and Disease Prevention Policy

by Sylvia Noble Tesh

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In this provocative book, Sylvia Tesh shows how "politics masquerades as science" in the debates over the causes and prevention of disease.Tesh argues that ideas about the causes of disease which dominate policy at any given time or place are rarely determined by scientific criteria alone. The more critical factors are beliefs about how much government can control industry, who should take risks when scientists are uncertain, and whether the individual...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0813512697

ISBN13:9780813512693

Release Date:February 1988

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:210 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

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Administration & Medicine Economics Administration & Policy Clinical Health Risk Assessment Medical Medical Books Medicine Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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